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NIGER: French retreat may expose US interests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282201
ISSN: 2633-304X
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French forces completed their withdrawal from Mali in August. The current force posture, with some 3,000 troops based mostly in Niger and Chad, will remain unchanged in the short…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273997
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Implications of migrant traffica crackdown for Niger.
The attacks targeting ethnic Peulh (Fulani) communities have been attributed to the ethnic Mossi-dominated 'Koglweogo' (Guardians of the Bush) vigilante group, in the latest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251278
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He dominates the political scene, but faces a hostile security environment. France’s rebasing of the troops withdrawing from Mali in Niger is both a boon and a risk for the…
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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The conference raised approximately USD1bn for 2020, and USD725mn for 2021. This met the organisers’ target for the conference itself, but fell short of the USD2.4bn the UN says…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257968
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The operations follow a week after the single-most devastating jihadist attack since 2015, when at least 39 people were killed after an assault on a mining convoy in the Est…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247874
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Operation Takuba, which began in mid-July, marks a fundamental change. For the first time, several European countries other than France have agreed to participate in frontline…