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French presence will fail to stop Sahel violence

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FRANCE/SAHEL

The event, held in the French town of Pau, highlighted the six leaders’ alarm over jihadist violence in the Sahel, particularly recent large-scale attacks by the Islamic State in…

Russia will employ new military unit across Africa

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RUSSIA

Unlike the Wagner private military company (PMC), it is subordinated to the Russian state. The first confirmed deployment of African Corps forces is to Burkina Faso, where it will…

West African regional bloc risks losing crucial clout

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WEST AFRICA

The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.

Africa’s Great Green Wall project may lose momentum

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AFRICA

The African Union (AU) project also aims to create jobs, reduce conflict, improve food security and reduce migration along the 8,000-kilometre 'wall'. In 2020, the UN said only 4…

France and Mali apply dual strategy to Sahel jihadists

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SAHEL

The initiative follows the release of a Human Rights Watch report documenting atrocities in central Mali resulting from inter-communal and jihadist violence, which has spread…

West African states will struggle to weaken IS-Sahel

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WEST AFRICA

His death is the first killing of a senior IS-Sahel leader in over a year, potentially signalling more aggressive government action against the group.

Abuse reports to raise distrust of Sahel peacekeepers

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SAHEL

MINUSMA has been embroiled in a controversy concerning the presence of a peacekeepers’ camp in the northern Malian town of Aguelhok, where some residents claim that the…

Algeria could start limited foreign deployments

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ALGERIA

This reverses the previous policy that prohibited troops from undertaking foreign deployments and is important in light of deteriorating security in neighbouring Libya, Mali and…

Western politics may inflate Sahelian jihadi threat

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SAHEL

The militancy phenomenon.

Referendum resistance shakes Mali president

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MALI

It did not give a new date or explain the reason, but growing opposition to the referendum was likely a key factor. Still, the government will need a new constitution to provide…