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    West Africa heat map

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    Hot zoneHighActiveQuiet
    SAHELNG4Nigeria — 4 reports (1 critical, 0 high)ML2Mali — 2 reports (0 critical, 2 high)BF1Burkina Faso — 1 reports (0 critical, 1 high)NE2Niger — 2 reports (1 critical, 0 high)SN3Senegal — 3 reports (0 critical, 0 high)GH2Ghana — 2 reports (0 critical, 1 high)CI2Côte d'Ivoire — 2 reports (0 critical, 1 high)GN1Guinea — 1 reports (0 critical, 0 high)TG1Togo — 1 reports (0 critical, 0 high)BJ1Benin — 1 reports (0 critical, 1 high)LR1Liberia — 1 reports (0 critical, 0 high)SLSierra Leone — 0 reports (0 critical, 0 high)GMGambia — 0 reports (0 critical, 0 high)MR1Mauritania — 1 reports (0 critical, 1 high)CVCape Verde — 0 reports (0 critical, 0 high)GW1Guinea-Bissau — 1 reports (0 critical, 1 high)

    Critical alerts

    Highest-severity events across all levels

    NE·Terrorism·critical

    ISGS complex attack on Tillabéri convoy — 24 FDS killed

    Niger20668d agoMENASTREAM / ACLED Details
    NG·Terrorism·critical

    ISWAP overruns FOB in Marte LGA, Borno

    Nigeria20668d agoHumAngle Details
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    ML·Power Shifts·high

    AES confederation deepens integration, common passport rollout accelerated

    Mali20668d agoAES Joint Communiqué Details
    SN·State Visits·medium

    Dakar pivots toward Rabat-Abu Dhabi axis on Atlantic gas corridor

    Senegal20668d agoPrésidence du Sénégal Details
    NG·Economics·medium

    CBN holds MPR at 27.5% — naira stabilizes after FX reform completion

    Nigeria20668d agoCentral Bank of Nigeria Details
    CI·Defense·high

    France formalizes transfer of Port-Bouët base to Ivorian command

    Côte d'Ivoire20668d agoMin. of Defense, CI Details
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    BF·Military Movements·high

    FAMa launch Op. 'Wendpanga' across Centre-Nord with VDP brigades

    Burkina Faso20667d agoÉtat-Major, FAMa Details
    NE·Terrorism·critical

    ISGS complex attack on Tillabéri convoy — 24 FDS killed

    Niger20668d agoMENASTREAM / ACLED Details
    NG·Terrorism·critical

    ISWAP overruns FOB in Marte LGA, Borno

    Nigeria20668d agoHumAngle Details
    MR·Migration·high

    Nouadhibou departures to Canaries surge — 4,100 in past 14 days

    Mauritania20668d agoFrontex / Spanish Interior Details
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    ML·Military Movements·high

    Wagner/Africa Corps column sighted moving from Sévaré toward Bandiagara

    Mali20667d agoOSINT / Sentinel imagery Details
    BJ·Terrorism·high

    JNIM IED on park ranger patrol, Pendjari NP — 3 KIA

    Benin20667d agoMENASTREAM Details
    NG·Major Events·medium

    Pipeline explosion on Trans-Niger line near Bodo — Shell declares force majeure

    Nigeria20668d agoReuters Details
    GH·Elections·low

    EC certifies voter register: 18.7M registered for Dec parliamentary by-elections

    Ghana20668d agoElectoral Commission Ghana Details

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    NGNigeria
    4
    SNSenegal
    3
    MLMali
    2
    NENiger
    2
    GHGhana
    2
    CICôte d'Ivoire
    2
    BFBurkina Faso
    1
    BJBenin
    1
    LRLiberia
    1
    MRMauritania
    1
    GNGuinea
    1
    TGTogo
    1
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