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Evidence for a Wagner deployment is currently lacking. However, junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has recently made substantial efforts to reinvigorate the security sector in…
The Malian conflict, along with insecurity linked to Boko Haram in the Lake Chad border region and concerns about Libya's southern borders, is raising questions over the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212546
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Notably, OLA fighters on May 14 reportedly attacked a police station in Bishoftu, just 40 kilometres from Addis Ababa, while the OLA claims government forces have attacked its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279180
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This was the second attempt at resolving the intractable conflict in Oromia that has killed thousands and displaced millions. Moreover, hopes of a resolution this time had been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283824
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Following an extension of the state of emergency in February, new army offensives, including around the regional capital, Bahir Dar, have intensified the conflict. Reports of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286204
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Violence in Oromia has intensified recently, involving OLA and government forces, but increasingly also 'self-help' groups of Amhara minorities, with alleged support from ‘Fano’…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274685
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He was greeted with a ‘sit at home’ protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Although crowds appeared at some events, the protest appears to have been a success…
Buhari’s multiple and prolonged absences -- including one that lasted 49 days -- have weakened his hold on his All Progressives Congress (APC). The 74-year-old has made several…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220576
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Prospects for East Africa, Great Lakes, Horn in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206552
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This is the first time that an opposition party has won a multi-party election in Nigeria. Popular support has never before trumped the advantages of incumbency which have…