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Still largely driven by a combination of criminal banditry and 'farmer-herder' conflicts but with hints of growing jihadist group involvement, the scope of insecurity has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256369
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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
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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
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The suggestion appears to reflect a degree of alarm about the security situation in Nigeria and the wider region. Amid worsening violence nationwide, Buhari’s own recent decisions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261342
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Opposition and civil society frustration is growing, and the state’s eroding legitimacy could be further weakened by poorly managed polls.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253353
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The operations follow a week after the single-most devastating jihadist attack since 2015, when at least 39 people were killed after an assault on a mining convoy in the Est…