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Ethnic tensions will drive Mali conflict

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MALI

Mali ethnic composition.

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…

Mali peace accord needs further rebel buy-in

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MALI

The clashes come shortly after the government on May 15 signed a new agreement -- the Algiers Accord -- with northern armed groups. The major Tuareg rebel groups allied under the…

Mali's northern goals may hurt relations with Algeria

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MALI

Dicko met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Algiers claimed the meetings with northern armed groups were part of a mediation effort regarding which Malian authorities…

Iyad ag Ghali is key obstacle to Mali peace process

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MALI

A profile of Iyad ag Ghali.

Algiers will be wary of dynamics in the south

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ALGERIA

The region has nonetheless seen waves of protests and some inter-communal clashes and terrorism over the past decade and more. Moreover, there are strong grievances in the south…

Worsening security impels renewed Mali peace efforts

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MALI

Peace implementation progress.

Mali's junta faces obstacles to north-south war

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MALI

This followed the withdrawal of the UN’s MINUSMA peacekeeping contingent from the town. The fighting was followed later in the month by government airstrikes in the northern Kidal…

Rebel group divisions prolong Mali instability

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MALI

Problems with implementing the Algiers Accord.