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Jihadists may exploit Bawku conflict in Ghana

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GHANA

The ongoing violence centres on disputes between the Mamprusi and Kusasi communities over control of the local chieftaincy. In the current context of increasing jihadist…

West African coastal states will fear jihadist threat

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WEST AFRICA

Jihadists' coastal threat.

Niger faces delicate security balancing act

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NIGER

Security challenges in Niger.

Mauritania's anti-jihadist success cannot be imitated

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MAURITANIA

This has led numerous Western policymakers, analysts and regional observers, as well as Mauritanian officials, to suggest that a ‘Mauritanian model’ might help to counter regional…

Nigerian election will increase Middle Belt violence

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NIGERIA

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…

Burkina Faso: Jihadist landscape will become murkier

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BURKINA FASO

These included the death of 53 gendarmes at Inata in November and an ambush that killed over 40 government-affiliated vigilantes near Ouahigouya in December. Public anger is…

Liberian presidential election is too close to call

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LIBERIA

President George Weah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is facing former Vice President Joseph Boakai of the opposition Unity Party (UP). This follows an October…

Madagascar gold smuggling will fuel corruption

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MADAGASCAR

The same month, customs officers in the Seychelles seized more than 20 kilogrammes of gold in transit from Madagascar. These follow a series of seizures of smuggled Malagasy gold…

Old divisions may return as Mozambique eyes elections

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MOZAMBIQUE

This comes amid growing instability within the mainstream Renamo, and as the ruling Frelimo party shifts its focus towards elections and succession issues as President Felipe…