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The central Sahel — Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — is buffeted by three main forms of armed conflict that overlap and fuel each other: communal conflict, banditry, and violent extremism. These conflicts are partly rooted in a crisis of governance in rural areas, and are exacerbated by climate change, demographics, and internal and cross-border migration.
The attack on Kani-Bonzon on Thursday was not far from the border with Burkina Faso where at least 70 soldiers have been killed in less than a week.
The year 2022 was characterised by the accelerated deterioration of the socio-political and security context in Mali. In addition to tensions with France, ECOWAS, the G5 Sahel, Niger and, most recently, Ivory Coast, the Malian transition has faced much internal turbulence in recent months. Inflation and the rise in the…
For the farmers of Macina, the crisis between Russia and Ukraine seems to be the cause of their misfortune.
10 civilians killed in attack in central Mali: army-