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A wave of prison breaks has added to the country’s broader security problems. Since late 2020, criminal gangs and extremist groups have carried out at least nine successful…
Prospects for West Africa in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240230
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The claim that one of Boko Haram’s factions sponsored the Kankara attack reinforces fears that jihadist outreach to bandit groups is succeeding and that violence will grow in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258367
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Although the bill may never become law, it is nevertheless symptomatic of a wider resurgence of anti-LGBT sentiment across Africa, which is being fanned by political populists.
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has broken the convention of a Christian-Muslim balance in its choice of candidates for president and vice-president, while the main…
Similar initiatives across Africa have been undermined by leaders’ reluctance to operate through official anti-corruption institutions and instead to preside over more ad-hoc…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254098
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There were suggestions in February that France might reduce the size of its military commitment in the run-up to a Sahel summit in the Chadian capital N’Djamena. However, at the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260716
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The attacks were the bloodiest and highest-profile acts of violence in Plateau State in recent months and reflect a trend of growing rural violence in the north-central states…
A September court decision allowed Joshua’s widow, Evelyn, finally to succeed him as senior pastor. SCOAN and other mega-churches play key political roles in Nigeria and their…
Indeed, more than a year into his second term, Keita confronts not just endemic insecurity in the north and centre of the country, but also a complicated set of political…