Iraq’s new blues, Lake Chad’s daily perils, and that G-word: The Cheat Sheet
7 September 2018 Aid and Policy
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“I have lost everything”: In central Mali, rising extremism stirs inter-communal conflict
4 September 2018 Conflict
Head bowed, white boubou robe billowing in the breeze, Badomou Dara trudged over what remained of his house in Kara, a small mud-built village in M...
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Mali peace wreckers, messy food aid, and well-meaning celebrities: The Cheat Sheet
31 August 2018 Aid and Policy
Every Friday, IRIN’s team of specialist editors offers a curation of humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe...
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“Praying for peace”: Malians pick new president amid rising violence
30 July 2018 Conflict
On Sunday, millions of Malians cast their votes in the first round of fiercely contested presidential elections amid accusations of fraud and a spi...
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Negotiations with jihadists? A radical idea gains currency in Mali
19 April 2018 Aid and Policy
In Mali, which has been wracked by violence and is prone to frequent and deadly jihadist attacks, the once unthinkable is now being asked by observ...
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Shifting relationships, growing threats: Who’s who of insurgent groups in the Sahel
19 February 2018 Conflict
In the six years since a separatist rebellion broke out in northern Mali in January 2012, armed groups in West Africa’s Sahel region have grown con...
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Why some Malians join armed groups
25 January 2018 Conflict
More than two years after some of Mali’s armed groups signed a ...
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A dozen shades of khaki: counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel
11 January 2018 Conflict
In 2011, several African states warned about the likely consequences of an international military intervention in Libya aimed at toppling Muammar G...
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New Sahel anti-terror force: risks and opportunities
30 October 2017 Aid and Policy
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger are teaming up to take on Islamist militants with the launch of a the 5,000-strong "FC-G5S" force i...
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Fact file: Unfair cop – why African police forces make violent extremism worse
28 September 2017 Conflict
Undermanned, underfunded, underwhelming: African police forces struggle to contain regular crime, and they are even further out of their depth when...
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