WAIP
WEST AFRICA INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM
MONITOR
DIGEST
ACTORS
BRIEFINGS
SETTINGS
LIVE
THREAT ACTOR REGISTRY
8 ENTITIES · CURATED PROFILES
JNIM
EXPANDING
ARMED GROUP
Dominant jihadist network across the Sahel; AQIM affiliate. Controls territory in northern…
Mali
Burkina Faso
Niger
NO LIVE MENTIONS
ISWAP
ACTIVE
ARMED GROUP
IS-affiliated insurgency in Lake Chad basin. Primary threat to northeastern Nigeria and ad…
Nigeria (NE)
Niger (SE)
Chad (W)
NO LIVE MENTIONS
Ansarul Islam
ACTIVE
ARMED GROUP
Indigenous Burkinabè jihadist organisation. Operates independently of and in coordination …
Burkina Faso (N)
Mali (S border)
NO LIVE MENTIONS
Africa Corps
EXPANDING
FOREIGN ACTOR
Russian state-linked paramiltary force, rebranded from Wagner following Prigozhin's death.…
Mali
Burkina Faso
Niger
NO LIVE MENTIONS
ECOWAS
DEGRADED
INSTITUTION
Primary West African regional organisation. Mandate weakened by withdrawal of AES states (…
Regional (15 member states)
NO LIVE MENTIONS
Alliance of Sahel States
EXPANDING
INSTITUTION
Confederation of three junta-led states. Formalised mutual defence pact; common foreign po…
Mali
Burkina Faso
Niger
NO LIVE MENTIONS
Macina Liberation Front
ACTIVE
ARMED GROUP
JNIM affiliate operating in central Mali. Predominantly Fulani composition; exploits inter…
Mali (central, Mopti, Ségou)
NO LIVE MENTIONS
Boko Haram / JAS
DEGRADED
ARMED GROUP
Fragmented remnants of original Boko Haram (JAS faction). Distinct from ISWAP. Reduced ope…
Nigeria (NE)
Cameroon (Far North)
Niger (SE)
NO LIVE MENTIONS