---
title: "Africa’s Expanding Gray Zone"
id: "8269"
type: "post"
slug: "africa-expanding-gray-zone-irregular-warfare-sahel-2026"
published_at: "2026-04-29T14:00:00+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-10-02T04:15:36+00:00"
url: "https://theresistancehub.com/africa-expanding-gray-zone-irregular-warfare-sahel-2026/"
markdown_url: "https://theresistancehub.com/africa-expanding-gray-zone-irregular-warfare-sahel-2026.md"
excerpt: "// Updated October 2026 Through 2026 JNIM intensified its campaign in Mali, including a fuel blockade that squeezed Bamako and a wave of attacks in April 2026, per Chatham House and the Institute for the Study of War, escalating the..."
taxonomy_category:
  - "Irregular Warfare"
taxonomy_post_tag:
  - "Africa"
  - "Asymmetric Warfare"
  - "Counterinsurgency"
  - "Guerrilla Warfare"
  - "Proxy Warfare"
  - "Russia"
---

# Africa’s Expanding Gray Zone