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Foreign troop presence in Mali.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249424
ISSN: 2633-304X
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CHAD: Troop withdrawal bolsters military government
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263687
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WEST AFRICA: Coups undermine French military strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES266998
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There were suggestions in February that France might reduce the size of its military commitment in the run-up to a Sahel summit in the Chadian capital N’Djamena. However, at the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260716
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These included the death of 53 gendarmes at Inata in November and an ambush that killed over 40 government-affiliated vigilantes near Ouahigouya in December. Public anger is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266684
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced in June that France's Sahel-focused Operation Barkhane would wind down by early 2022. Although the actual drawdown plans are still…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263631
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This arises from years of frustration regarding the growing jihadist threat and perceptions of French neocolonial influence over regional leaders. Anti-French feeling ranges from…