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1 – 10 of 12ATMIS is to leave Somalia by end-2024, with the first 2,000 troops set to withdraw this month. However, this plan has already been beset by delays, and there are serious questions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279730
ISSN: 2633-304X
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When his latest term started, the president hinted that he might consider negotiations with al-Shabaab, and he still says he remains open to this. However, following a major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272845
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The accord, the full contents of which are still not public, differs from previous deals in that it follows the first direct talks between the parties and because the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241728
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This followed recurrent demonstrations against the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) since July 26, which turned violent and left some 36 people dead.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272013
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Although many recent jihadist attacks have occurred in border regions with Niger (to the north of Borno State) or Cameroon (to the east of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa State)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259995
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The government denounced the attacks as acts of terrorism and claimed to have killed one assailant and arrested five others. However, no information has been released on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262087
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The fighting triggered a UN helicopter crash and cross-border clashes with Ugandan troops. The M23 is famous for conquering North Kivu’s capital, Goma, during a 2012-13 rebellion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268385
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Little progress has been made since then, including on critical security arrangements, and the parties have given little indication of willingness or capacity to end the deadlock.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246017
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However, the programme is yet to get off the ground, and its preparatory phases have been dogged by controversy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265192
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It remains unclear whether the main opposition candidate, former President Henri Konan Bedie (1993-99), will propose a boycott of the October 31 polls. Meanwhile, the state…