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The militancy phenomenon.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218319
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Since Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party won the elections on March 31 with 54.5% of the vote, it has been at pains to dilute high popular expectations of its lofty…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199788
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The meeting comes in the context of Boko Haram's spate of bombings and attacks in northern Nigeria since Buhari's inauguration on May 29. The violence follows military successes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201109
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Following Zimbabwe’s 2017 ‘military assisted transition’, in the last two years governments have been removed by coups in Chad, Mali (twice), Guinea and now Sudan. Governments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264945
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Presidential and parliamentary elections have been rescheduled for March 28, with state and governorship elections due on April 11. Attahiru Jega, the head of the INEC, said that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197546
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The plan to hold presidential and parliamentary elections was scuppered by renewed violence in the capital, Bangui, in late September. Violent incidents have continued…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206049
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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
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Prospects for Africa in the third quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200327
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Major opposition figure Succes Masra, who subsequently fled into exile, on October 16 indicated that he would postpone his planned return to Chad. This follows threats of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282815
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Mass protests took place yesterday in Niger's capital against the insurgency, while Chad's military announced training exercises with the United States to "warm up" for the fight…