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1 – 10 of 12Unlike 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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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has attempted to reassure Wagner’s African clients that operations will continue as normal. However, reports have emerged of considerable…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280184
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The contingent’s three women were released on ‘humanitarian grounds’ in September but the entire contingent was convicted on December 30 and sentenced to 20 years in prison, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275180
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Their arrests followed a cabinet reshuffle which sidelined two ministers, both army officers and allies of Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the August 2020 coup that resulted in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261756
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Basing more soldiers in Niger will allow France to continue operating in the volatile 'tri-border' zone between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Yet increased French reliance on…
Supporters of prolonging the transition period say it would give more time to address Mali’s structural problems, and an election held too soon could be unrepresentative given the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263630
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Behind both phenomena lies popular frustration with the perceived inability of democracy to deliver peace and development, and an absence of manifest differences in socio-economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265653
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NIGER: Mali fallout could bring turbulence to Niger
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267468
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Trends in approaches to coups in Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200073
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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…