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1 – 10 of 15Both 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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NIGER: French troop presence is not sustainable
NIGER: An ECOWAS intervention is increasingly likely
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281043
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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…
This year, the floods have coincided with rising living costs and threaten to trigger protests, especially in densely populated southern cities where the president is not popular…
The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261041
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Attacks in the north and east of the country killed approximately 50 people (mostly security personnel) in August and September. Parliament has proposed the recruitment of a new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239000
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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…
West African protectionism.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251053
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Presidential elections in the other five (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Niger) are set for the fourth quarter. While ECOWAS touts its regional trade and monetary…