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1 – 10 of 139This relates to its empowerment of criminal organisations and armed groups, state capture by traffickers and onward flows of drugs to Europe. The broader impact of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288568
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was given a second one-year term as ECOWAS’s rotating chairperson. Among the topics discussed were relations with the three juntas of the newly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288370
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WEST AFRICA: Poverty will impair junta coordination
Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
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WEST AFRICA: French drawdown
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES287785
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JNIM’s top leader Iyad ag Ghali and key deputy Amadou Koufa, have been in place since the group’s 2017 creation, giving the group some leadership continuity, despite a period of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287129
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The committee, led by diplomat Adani Illo, forms part of a broader push with AES member states -- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger -- to move forward on military, political and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286902
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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 could worsen to an estimated 49.5 million people by mid-year as the lean season sets in between harvests. Meanwhile, over 100 million people could face food insecurity if…