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1 – 10 of 26In 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
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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NIGER: Outreach to Russia could threaten US ties
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283848
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Most Sahelian states -- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad -- are landlocked. This geographical reality imposes costs and constrains some economic possibilities. Yet the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274619
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The attacks targeting ethnic Peulh (Fulani) communities have been attributed to the ethnic Mossi-dominated 'Koglweogo' (Guardians of the Bush) vigilante group, in the latest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251278
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With populations growing by 3-4% annually, physical infrastructure requires significant expansion. Mobile telephony has been a major success, but there is much to be done to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265184
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Food security and climate change challenges in the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244163
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However, the region’s governments have not been able to take advantage of it, allowing artisanal gold fields to act as a magnet for violence and to contribute to funding armed…
Burkinabe COVID-19 vulnerabilities.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251619
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Military coups in Mali and Burkina Faso have led to political divisions that are now undermining regional security cooperation and threaten to end French and EU counterterrorism…