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1 – 10 of 33Unlike 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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WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
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Both are in the process of finalising their departures, amid deteriorating relations with the Nigerien and Malian juntas respectively, and growing popular rejection of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283465
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However, the junta has kept core portfolios in the hands of trusted military officers, including two of Goita’s special advisors who were promoted to cabinet roles. This follows a…
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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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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MALI: Government arrests point to army’s ambitions
The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256368
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Following Zimbabwe’s 2017 ‘military assisted transition’, in the last two years governments have been removed by coups in Chad, Mali (twice), Guinea and now Sudan. Governments…