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1 – 10 of 11Tuareg rebels killed a large contingent of Russian fighters during the ambush in northern Mali. The men belonged to Russia’s African Corps, a group the Ministry of Defence created…
ALGERIA: Algiers seeks Russian Sahel coordination
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286832
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285059
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In February, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that Algeria is planning free trade zones with Niger and Mali, despite increasingly volatile ties with the latter. That same…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285987
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The evolution and limits of jihadism in north-west Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240764
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250028
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Ahead of the rollout of the Liberal government’s new defence white paper, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland delivered a speech in the House of Commons arguing that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221434
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Ethnic and jihadist violence in central Mali.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241232
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However, the current peace process appears to offer little prospect of overcoming the challenges faced in the fractious north and increasingly violent centre.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239248
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The split between Qatar and its neighbours has pushed a few small African countries to side with Saudi Arabia, but leaves the continent’s leading powers and several…