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No party has a majority in the 240-seat parliament, although outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's Citizens for Bulgaria's European Development (GERB) comes closest with 75…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260932
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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
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Proposed merger of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225316
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Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has similarly alluded to ongoing outreach to jihadists. These efforts reflect a broader level of increased regional political acceptance of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270460
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His speech came a day after a series of suicide bombings, almost certainly carried out by Islamic State group (ISG)'s local affiliates. The attacks, intended to mark the end of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212202
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According to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, at least eight passengers were killed and 168 are missing -- likely abducted. The attack, targeting a route favoured by middle- and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268580
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The transitional government’s refusal to adhere to the preferred timetable of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for elections within 18 months prompted the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268818
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The previous day, France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that Niger would be the new headquarters of French-led counterterrorism operations in the Sahel. This will give…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263429
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Military coups in Mali and Burkina Faso have led to political divisions that are now undermining regional security cooperation and threaten to end French and EU counterterrorism…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270510
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Food security and climate change challenges in the Sahel.