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However, the highly militarised approach has left almost no room for dialogue with local communities and a new wave of armed violence has emerged, raising questions about the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB269985
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Nigeria's northern insecurity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247257
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The notice comes amid rising violence between pastoralists and settled non-Fulani, predominantly Christian farming communities in the south-west. As southern politicians grow…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259452
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Still largely driven by a combination of criminal banditry and 'farmer-herder' conflicts but with hints of growing jihadist group involvement, the scope of insecurity has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256369
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The conference brings together regional governments, the UN, civil society representatives and major donors to discuss the region’s multifaceted crises. The UN estimates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275509
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Government attempts to stop the clashes have been ineffective, and both sides have used Nuer forces from elsewhere in South Sudan, risking a broadening conflict.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285499
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Most Sahelian states -- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad -- are landlocked. This geographical reality imposes costs and constrains some economic possibilities. Yet the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274619
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This is the latest in a wave of local inter-communal conflicts that have intensified in Chad since 2021. Nevertheless, the government does not seem to have developed a clear…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276582
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Displacement has shot up drastically since early 2019, thanks to insecurity in the north and east of the country, especially. Besides the serious short-term impacts on the economy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257311
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The claim that one of Boko Haram’s factions sponsored the Kankara attack reinforces fears that jihadist outreach to bandit groups is succeeding and that violence will grow in…