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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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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BURKINA FASO: Militia policy may breed more conflict
BURKINA FASO: Attack points to militia vulnerabilities
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278458
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Problems facing Fulani communities in the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245533
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This occurs as the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso has escalated significantly. Government recruitment of communal militias in late 2022 has led to ethnic cleansing in some…
The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) appears to have the upper hand in its struggle against a coalition comprising two pro-government militias and the Armed Forces of…
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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BURKINA FASO: Abuses may undermine negotiations
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES270395
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The identity of the gunmen remains unknown but the ambush reflects a pattern of violence targeting market traders related to an escalating ethnic conflict in Bawku between the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282305
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The report adds to a chorus of local and international voices denouncing such abuses as both morally repugnant and strategically wrong. Amid a broader trend of abuses that…