Radio War Nerd

Guest: Rob Ashlar Recorded: January 28, 2025 We talk to researcher Rob Ashlar about the social-political roots of the jihadist insurgencies in the Sahel, which have only grown and spread with each failed counter-insurgency effort. Glossary: JNIM: Al Qaeda franchise and most powerful jihadist group i

Guest: James Pogue, journalist Recorded: August 13, 2024 We talk to journalist James Pogue about his many journeys to the Sahel, from Mauritania to the Central African Republic. We talk gold & mining, revolution in Francophone Africa, camel riding, Russia & Wagner, the fading US Empire, and along th

Guest: Nathaniel Powell Recorded: May 7, 2024 Since 1960, France has intervened in Chad more than in any other of its former colonies, with increasingly disastrous results each time. With France's neo-empire in Africa imploding, we talk to Nathaniel Powell about his book France's Wars in Chad to und

Guest: Joshua Craze Recorded: April 11, 2024 Sudan researcher Joshua Craze joins us to lay out the complex horrors unfolding in Sudan in the year since he last appeared on RWN (EP #375) , leaving 18 million people in emergency near-famine, and 8 million displaced. Glossary: -RSF (Rapid Support Force

Recorded: March 10, 2019 The War Nerd looks at six countries in the Sahel that've been experiencing insurgencies: South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Maps: * Sahel region * South Sudan ethnic map *Central African Republic ethnic map * Central African Republic