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A dozen shades of khaki: counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel

11 January 2018

Understanding the complex security situation in the Sahel means knowing MINUSMA and the MNJTF from the FC-G5 S.

Analysis

New Sahel anti-terror force: risks and opportunities
30 October 2017
Is launching a regional military intervention to combat Islamist groups in the Sahel a wise move?
News

The Grinch’s not-so-festive guide to food ration cuts
27 December 2016
Naughty or nice, no matter: those requiring food assistance this year, particularly in Africa, are finding things even tougher than usual

Debunking Mauritania’s Islamist militancy mythology
23 August 2016 Analysis
Briefing: The new Jihadist strategy in the Sahel
4 February 2016 Feature
AQIM incident map
15 January 2016 Maps and Graphics

Analysis

The long way round
9 November 2015
As other options narrow, a small but growing number of Syrians are attempting a new and circuitous route to Europe: flying more than 3,000 miles...
News

Food aid cut to Malian refugees
9 July 2015
Nearly 50,000 Malian refugees are at risk following the suspension of food aid to their camp in southeastern Mauritania, with NGOs warning of a significant...
Feature

Foreign market unites Malian refugees
10 June 2015
More than 50,000 Malians have taken refuge across the border at the M'berra camp in southeastern Mauritania since fighting broke out in northern Mali in...
Analysis

Food worries widen in Mauritania
26 May 2015
Hundreds of thousands of Mauritanians are struggling to feed themselves as they fall victim to the effects of climate change. A chronically hungry country, Mauritania...
Analysis

Killing us softly
27 March 2015
A recent public outcry in China, sparked by a damning documentary about air pollution, was based on well-founded fear: Of the 100 million people who...
Analysis

How to help ex-rebels adjust to peace
27 February 2015
Job-creation schemes are the traditional way to tackle the post-conflict problem of unemployed ex-fighters and to reduce the threat they can pose to peace and...

Three words of advice for WHO Africa's new chief
24 February 2015 Analysis
Who celebrity advocates are really targeting. And it’s not you.
13 February 2015 Analysis
After Ebola: What next for West Africa’s health systems
26 January 2015 Feature
Nice and dirty – the importance of soil
16 January 2015 Feature
Mauritania cracks down on land reform activists
21 November 2014 Analysis
An ambitious plan to end statelessness
7 November 2014 Analysis

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