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Tuareg nationalism will be limited to Mali

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AFRICA

Tuareg in the Sahel.

Niger power handover may stir ethnic calculations

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NIGER

Niger's ethnic make-up.

Militia abuses may increase in Niger

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NIGER

This has sparked the growth of ethnic Zarma self-defence militias, known locally as ‘zankai’. These militias reflect broader communal self-defence efforts, often arising because…

Niger’s Bazoum offers stability over democracy

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NIGER

Niger's political outlook.

Algeria may struggle to expand influence in the Sahel

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SAHEL

Tebboune argues that Mali's money would be better spent on economic development and initiatives to integrate northern Malians better into state institutions. Algeria is concerned…

Sahelian farmers and herders will clash more

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SAHEL

Sahelian societies are overwhelmingly rural and dependent on agriculture and pastoralism. Farmer and herder lifestyles can complement each other, but climate change and population…

The Sahel faces complex food and climate challenges

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SAHEL

Food security and climate change challenges in the Sahel.

Algeria will carefully navigate Niger’s crisis

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ALGERIA

Algeria has condemned Niger’s July 26 coup but also publicly opposed the threat of an armed intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It warns of a…

Mali peace is slipping away

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MALI

However, opposition political parties and former rebels, most prominently northern Mali’s main ex-rebel bloc, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA), refuse to participate…

Insecurity in Niger may rise

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NIGER

Chefou was reportedly recruiting youths from the Fulani ethnic group. There has been confusion around what happened during the incident, which was the US military’s first loss of…