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NIGER: Security forces may face increasing strain
NIGER: New insurgency risk will worry authorities
WEST AFRICA: Poverty will impair junta coordination
NIGER: Fragility threatens long-term mining prospects
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES287865
ISSN: 2633-304X
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NIGER: Bazoum may face treason trial
His death is the first killing of a senior IS-Sahel leader in over a year, potentially signalling more aggressive government action against the group.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287243
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Violence also appears to be escalating in Niger since the July 2023 coup there. The ruling military juntas in all three countries have followed the same basic strategy of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285872
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This has sparked the growth of ethnic Zarma self-defence militias, known locally as ‘zankai’. These militias reflect broader communal self-defence efforts, often arising because…
WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
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NIGER: Junta fears will keep Bazoum a hostage