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1 – 10 of 18Unlike the Wagner private military company (PMC), it is subordinated to the Russian state. The first confirmed deployment of African Corps forces is to Burkina Faso, where it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285059
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Government efforts to combat jihadist insurgents that contest control of half the country have stalled, despite increased army and militia recruitment and the imposition of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279147
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Notably, US intelligence accuses Wagner of efforts to destabilise Chad’s junta as well as broader regional ambitions of creating a “unified ‘confederation’ of African states”…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279034
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BURKINA FASO: Army reforms will require outside help
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263803
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The evolution and limits of jihadism in north-west Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240764
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The initiative follows the release of a Human Rights Watch report documenting atrocities in central Mali resulting from inter-communal and jihadist violence, which has spread…
CHAD: Troop withdrawal bolsters military government
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263687
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WEST AFRICA: Jihadists will not follow Taliban example
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263546
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While the overall number of incidents is fewer than a dozen since the rise of the region's jihadist insurgencies in the early 2010s, the trend lends credence to growing warnings…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263451
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The event, held in the French town of Pau, highlighted the six leaders’ alarm over jihadist violence in the Sahel, particularly recent large-scale attacks by the Islamic State in…