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1 – 10 of 15JNIM’s top leader Iyad ag Ghali and key deputy Amadou Koufa, have been in place since the group’s 2017 creation, giving the group some leadership continuity, despite a period of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287129
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Violence also appears to be escalating in Niger since the July 2023 coup there. The ruling military juntas in all three countries have followed the same basic strategy of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285872
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WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
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However, opposition political parties and former rebels, most prominently northern Mali’s main ex-rebel bloc, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA), refuse to participate…
However, an Islamist-inspired insurgency in Mozambique, uncertainty surrounding Chad’s future as a regional security partner and Nigeria’s recent unexpected call for US Africa…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261245
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SAHEL: France will seek an alternative strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265462
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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
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The new regional counterterrorism force is deemed necessary to counter increased terrorist attacks both within and across regional boundaries of the G5 states (Burkina Faso, Chad…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224841
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The military coup, which began on September 16, has dealt a major blow towards restoring constitutional order. The 'soft coup' ousting last year of former President Blaise…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205418
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WEST AFRICA: Jihadists will not follow Taliban example