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Experts Point to Key Difference in Gabon Coup
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In the early hours of August 29, Gabonese authorities announced that President Ali Bongo had won a disputed election that gave him a controversial third term.
Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, assistant professor of political science…
Islamic State, al-Qaida Groups Grow in Sahel’s Security Vacuum
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One violent extremist group has nearly doubled the territory it controls in Mali after the ruling junta severed ties with international peacekeepers and empowered brutal Russian mercenaries.
The ramifications are roiling…
Smuggling Routes Feed the Demand for Weapons in Khartoum, Darfur
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Since the outbreak of violence in Sudan in April, the flow of weapons smuggled into the heavily armed country has become a flood.
“We used to receive a shipment every three months, but now we’re getting one every two weeks,”…
U.N. Report: IS in Sudan Financed Through Businesses in Turkey
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Abu Bakr al-Iraqi, the leader of Islamic State group (IS) in Sudan, secretly finances his operations through businesses in Turkey, according to a recent report by the United Nations.
Investigators reported to the U.N. Security…
Fulani Crisis Shows How Terror Groups Capitalize on Ethnic Tension
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In August 2022, an audio recording went viral on WhatsApp and social media networks in Burkina Faso. The message called on “indigenous” Burkinabé to rise up and exterminate members of the Fulani ethnic group.
Lionel Bilgo, a…
MINUSMA Closes Camps, Withdraws Troops Amid Surging Violence in Mali
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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is working to close 12 camps and one temporary operating base and hand them over to Malian authorities by the end of the year.…