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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MONUSCO on February 11 had already halted its support for the planned offensive, linking its decision to concerns over human rights abuse allegations against two Congolese…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197689
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The region’s Armenian majority population has fled; displaced Azerbaijanis have returned to Karabakh and formerly occupied surrounding districts. Russia refused to support its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285274
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In July, Eritrea and Somalia agreed to restore diplomatic relations severed almost 15 years earlier. However, Somalia’s call for an end to international sanctions against Eritrea…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB237927
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However, the M23 -- the rebel group that dominates current headlines-- remained excluded. This follows a November 23 summit in Luanda that in effect demanded the M23’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274335
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Operations spearheaded by Rwandan military and police have recaptured the strategic towns of Palma and Mocimboa da Praia, and are now targeting the insurgents’ rural bases, while…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263826
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Militias loyal to the STC launched ‘Eastern Arrow’ to clear AQAP and associated terrorists from Abyan and Shabwah. The fighting has been intense. The STC also appears to be using…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272838
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After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283622
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The process of electing members to the two houses of parliament had the potential to trigger major political crises and violence, but so far the process has unfolded with less…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB215976
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Somalia has been prosecuting a major offensive against al-Shabaab since last August, which has gained significant momentum as an emerging set of new dynamics, most notably the…