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Smuggling in the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250323
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Some traditional forms of trafficking, such as cocaine, are somewhat contracting, while new ones, for instance counterfeit medicines, are booming. None has disappeared; instead…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256629
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SAHEL: Artisanal gold will fund jihadist groups
Gold mining in the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241354
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However, the region’s governments have not been able to take advantage of it, allowing artisanal gold fields to act as a magnet for violence and to contribute to funding armed…
The attacks targeting ethnic Peulh (Fulani) communities have been attributed to the ethnic Mossi-dominated 'Koglweogo' (Guardians of the Bush) vigilante group, in the latest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251278
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Illegal gold mining and trading
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251141
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Mali’s economy has suffered a double blow in recent months from ECOWAS sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst political turbulence and ongoing insecurity. The country ranks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256911
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The attack, which killed at least twelve members of the security forces, was an apparent act of revenge for the recent joint Ivorian-Burkinabe counterterrorist mission ‘Operation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253286
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More recently, this has involved widely publicised claims that Russia is skirting international sanctions by using African gold from mines seized by proxy forces to help finance…