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NIGERIA: Government may fail to stem mass abductions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285756
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The ruling Frelimo party has managed to orchestrate a constitutional reform process despite opposition disquiet, but the responsible commission has explicitly excluded changing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280195
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The warnings reflect fears arising from the July 2022 jihadist assault on a prison in Kuje, an Abuja suburb. The threat is illustrative of more recent evolutions in Nigeria’s…
A wave of prison breaks has added to the country’s broader security problems. Since late 2020, criminal gangs and extremist groups have carried out at least nine successful…
The attacks illustrate broader security threats facing the national and state-level elections in February and March, respectively. These include separatism, widespread banditry…
NIGERIA: Train attack shows transport vulnerabilities
MAURITANIA: Jailbreak may increase terrorism risks
Displacement has shot up drastically since early 2019, thanks to insecurity in the north and east of the country, especially. Besides the serious short-term impacts on the economy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257311
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The authorities said they found a record-breaking 214 kilograms of cocaine in the mayor's car. This is only the latest in a series of 'drug busts' in the Sahel recent years, and…