The Sahel, the region of transition between the Sahara and the savanna is now a haven for extremist organizations and criminal organizations with international reach. Desertification, [...]

SAN CLEMENTE, California, July 21, 2020 – FireWatch Solutions Inc., a leading global security solutions provider, has been named a reseller of Live Earth’s Data Visualization Platform, a [...]

Extremist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda have found a home in the Sahel. Communities marginalized by their governments have proved to be the perfect foothold for radical extremism to take root. [...]

Overview             This report examines the implications of the political, economic, and military involvement by Iran and its proxies in [...]

Title Picture Source: Quartz Africa             Since the early 1960s when West African countries gained independence from their former [...]

Quick Facts Country Name:  Burkina Faso (“Land of the Honest People”). Formerly known as Republic of Upper Volta, with the name Burkina Faso adopted in 1984. Geographical Location/Size: [...]

Introduction             Over the past decade, international terrorism and the migration crisis in the Mediterranean have drawn [...]

May 2019 Quick Facts Geographical Size: Niger is a vast landlocked country in Central Africa, covering approximately 490,000 square miles. More than 80 percent of the land is covered by the [...]

Name Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) Overview             The IS-GS emerged as an Islamic State (IS) grouping, initially called [...]

Security Implications of Nigeria’s Fulani’s Pastoral Migration: A Risk Report By Dr. Joshua Sinai, Consultant to FireWatch Solutions, Inc. Quick Facts: Nigeria Geography:  Nigeria’s size is [...]