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1 – 10 of 19The African Union (AU) project also aims to create jobs, reduce conflict, improve food security and reduce migration along the 8,000-kilometre 'wall'. In 2020, the UN said only 4…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271748
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Sahel, COVID-19 and hunger.
With populations growing by 3-4% annually, physical infrastructure requires significant expansion. Mobile telephony has been a major success, but there is much to be done to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265184
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The previous day, France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that Niger would be the new headquarters of French-led counterterrorism operations in the Sahel. This will give…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263429
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In 2014, more than 280,000 illegal migrants were detected at EU borders, according to the European border agency Frontex. The record numbers raise concerns ranging from the threat…
Population growth and resource scarcity.
Sparsely populated and usually peripheral to the surrounding countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria), the Lake Chad area has been affected by the spillover of the Boko Haram…
Niger's long-term challenges.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223637
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The impact of contraception use in countries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201628
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Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…