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1 – 10 of 11Unlike 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The withdrawal is more correlated to diplomatic tensions between Mali and France than to ground realities in a military sense -- which have, in any event, been trending in a bad…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267431
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Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has similarly alluded to ongoing outreach to jihadists. These efforts reflect a broader level of increased regional political acceptance of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270460
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The remarks follow confirmation of talks between Malian authorities and Russian private military company Wagner. France, which intends to reduce its military presence in Mali, is…
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…
The attacks come amid a wave of political instability across the Sahel, with two coups taking place in Mali within the past year, one in Chad and an aborted coup in Niger.
There is no consistent regional norm on this issue. Third term bids are often destabilising, but leaders that opt to respect term limits and hand off power to a close associate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266713
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At a January 9 summit, the bloc imposed sweeping sanctions on Mali, whose junta has repeatedly sought to sidestep ECOWAS demands for a rapid transition. Guinea’s military rulers…
Trends in approaches to coups in Africa.