---
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: "2026-04-16T21:56:50+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: "In January 2026, fighters affiliated with the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) struck the international airport in Niamey, Niger’s capital, marking the group’s first major attack on a hardened target near a Sahelian seat of government. Weeks later, Russia’s Defense..."
taxonomy_category:
  - "Irregular Warfare"
taxonomy_post_tag:
  - "Africa"
  - "Asymmetric Warfare"
  - "Counterinsurgency"
  - "Guerrilla Warfare"
  - "Hybrid Warfare"
  - "Private Military Companies"
  - "Proxy Warfare"
  - "Regional Instability"
  - "Russia"
---

# Africa’s Expanding Gray Zone