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1 – 10 of 48Violence 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…
WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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Formally, the sanctions were removed because Mali’s military-dominated transitional government promulgated a new electoral law as well as a new 24-month transition timetable. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271326
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Between insurgency and civil war, mass displacement and flooding, over 10,000 schools in the Sahel have closed, denying over 13 million children a continuous education. The school…
Like France, Germany is now partnering with Niger, but it continues to avoid combat roles, helping to keep its political risks in the region fairly low. Meanwhile, Berlin does not…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271445
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WEST AFRICA: Currency change will have symbolic power
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES249621
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COVID-19 and jihadists.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252722
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SAHEL: New force will have to prove its worth
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES221900
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Previously, there was accommodation and even cooperation between them. Global rivalries between al-Qaida and the Islamic State do not explain the shifts in the Sahara-Sahel…