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Kidal will be test of the state's return to north Mali

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MALI

Kidal's significance.

Economic woes threaten Chad’s counterterrorism role

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CHAD

Problems facing Chad's regional counterterrorism efforts.

Malian stability is on a downward spiral

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MALI

MALI: Stability is on a downward spiral

Al-Qaida's focus is shifting from Maghreb to Sahel

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INTERNATIONAL

Under Droukdel's leadership, AQIM exerted influence among jihadist groups in North and West Africa and provided expertise and funds that facilitated high-profile terrorist attacks…

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…

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…

Corruption findings will strain Nigerien government

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NIGER

Corruption in military procurement.

Sahel may see fleeting gains from new French operation

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FRANCE

FRANCE: Sahel may see fleeting gain from new operation

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…

Donors look divided over approaches to the Sahel

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SAHEL

The conference raised approximately USD1bn for 2020, and USD725mn for 2021. This met the organisers’ target for the conference itself, but fell short of the USD2.4bn the UN says…