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The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261041
ISSN: 2633-304X
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As Nigeria marks the 50th anniversary of the start of its civil war -- when part of south-east Nigeria declared itself the independent state of Biafra -- President Muhammadu…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222066
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the security situation could deteriorate further if the parties do not de-escalate. The latest wave of violence is being…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222474
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Four members of the security forces were killed in separate attacks over the weekend. Despite a years-long campaign to dismantle the Sinai affiliate of Islamic State (IS), Wilayat…
Government attempts to stop the clashes have been ineffective, and both sides have used Nuer forces from elsewhere in South Sudan, risking a broadening conflict.