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The gathering came amid a wave of coups afflicting the continent, widespread pandemic-induced economic difficulties, continuing limits to the AU’s ability to make its presence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267310
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Much of Mauritania and Chad are food stressed as well. European Union estimates, counting the five Sahelian countries as well as Nigeria and Cameroon, put the number of people…
The lean season in the Sahel region runs from May to August and is typically the period of greatest food insecurity in an endemically food-insecure area. This year, amid…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270693
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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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Prospects for frontier economies in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226184
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Trends in approaches to coups in Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200073
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The transitional government’s refusal to adhere to the preferred timetable of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for elections within 18 months prompted the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268818
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Border security and migration in West Africa/the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225285
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Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224717
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The principal armed militant groups are aligned with al-Qaida or Islamic State. However, Islam plays a wider role in societies from Senegal to Chad and is a cornerstone of family…