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Separatist Tuareg forces on Tuesday rejected the idea of a direct inter-Malian dialogue for peace and reconciliation put forward by the country's military rulers, after months of hostilities between rebels and the army. Fighting between the separatists and Mali government troops broke out again in August after eight years of calm as both sides scrambled…

Jan 1, 2024 - West Africa and the Sahel, January 2024 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Fighters from Russia's Wagner Group in Mali (archive image): The paramilitary group has reportedly executed 25 people there.Build: KeystoneMilitants

More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.

With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN's second deadliest mission worldwide.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has handed over control of one of its last major camps in the northern Timbuktu region to the country's ruling junta. UN sources said they sped…

UN pulls peacekeeping force out of Timbuktu early amid insecurity in Mali

As a result of the focus on these two conflicts, other countries have dropped off the radar for many people. Some of these nations have been dealing with simmering unrest, however, which could erupt in 2024 and seize the global spotlight.

By Jessica Genauer, Flinders University | - (The Conversation) - Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global …

From Myanmar to Pakistan, these countries have long-simmering conflicts or increasingly dissatisfied publics that could worsen in the new year.