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Nigerian pastoralist conflicts
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229812
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The attacks were apparently orchestrated by armed vigilantes from the Gumuz ethnic group targeting people mainly of Amhara but also of Oromo and Agaw origin. The killings not only…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256679
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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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Tigrayan fighters quickly took control of the regional capital, Mekelle, and other urban areas. The developments followed reports of significant battlefield gains for Tigrayan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262495
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Although all reaffirmed their willingness to strengthen regional capacities to combat insecurity, the summit communique was long on expressions of solidarity and short on pledges…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256920
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The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261041
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Attacks by Boko Haram’s two factions pose the greatest immediate danger, but insecurity from banditry in Zamfara and Sokoto states and inter-communal conflicts across much of the…
Bemba’s acquittal has raised questions about the ICC’s impact regionally and its future direction, after threats by several African states to withdraw in recent years. It also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238177
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Former President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-18) in 2011 introduced the ‘Victims' Law’ to transfer ownership of 6.5 million hectares of land to victims of Colombia’s armed conflict…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288266
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Nigeria's northern insecurity.