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1 – 10 of 13Violence 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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WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
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Boko Haram has been severely weakened by the regional military offensive underway since February. With some assistance from Nigerian soldiers, troops from Chad, Cameroon and Niger…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199124
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WEST AFRICA: Jihadist defections may shift conflict
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263380
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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
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However, opposition political parties and former rebels, most prominently northern Mali’s main ex-rebel bloc, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA), refuse to participate…
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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Mass protests took place yesterday in Niger's capital against the insurgency, while Chad's military announced training exercises with the United States to "warm up" for the fight…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197750
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NIGERIA: Mistrust of Abuja may frustrate force plan
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES197144
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The militancy phenomenon.