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07 Mar 2023 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and Aïssatou Kanté
New targets needed to manage West Africa’s military transitions

Recurring coups and protracted military rule should spur regional actors to explore other ways of achieving stability.
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21 Feb 2022 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and Sampson Kwarkye
Lessons must be learnt before Barkhane marches into new territory

Following the same counter-terrorism strategy in other parts of West Africa could see insecurity worsening in littoral states.
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10 Dec 2019
Violent extremism, organised crime and local conflicts in Liptako-Gourma

Violent extremists, Malian armed groups and self defence groups are all involved in the region's illicit activities and local conflicts.
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14 Oct 2019 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and Baba Dakono
Are terrorist groups stoking local conflicts in the Sahel?

Extremists are often seen as the main drivers of communal conflict, but the situation is more complex.

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11 Sep 2019 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni
West Africa doesn’t need another counter-terrorism force

Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States must look to the comparative advantages of existing initiatives.
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05 Jun 2019 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Benoni and Nadia Adam
Hard counter-terrorism lessons from the Sahel for West Africa’s coastal states

The expansion of extremism shows the flaws in current strategies and the need to rethink regional responses.

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09 Aug 2018 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Aissatou Kanté and Paulin Maurice Toupane
Stability in Guinea-Bissau requires more than elections

Stakeholders must agree on how to make the country’s long-term reform process irreversible.
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26 Aug 2016 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and William Assanvo
Mali's young 'jihadists': Fuelled by faith or circumstance?

Interviews with 63 youths formerly engaged in 'jihadist' groups challenge preconceived ideas about violent extremism in Mali.
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23 Oct 2015 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Ella Jeannine Abatan and Armande Jeanine Kobi
Côte d'Ivoire presidential election: what's at stake for stability?

The absence of large-scale violence during the upcoming presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire does not guarantee future stability.
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21 Oct 2015 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni
Côte d’Ivoire: Can the 2015 elections consolidate peace?

The 2010 presidential poll in Côte d’Ivoire was presented as a post-conflict election, yet it plunged the country into unprecedented post-election violence.
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12 Mar 2015 / by Damien Helly, Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Greta Galeazzi, Ibrahim Maïga and Fatimata Ouédraogo
Sahel strategies: why coordination is imperative

This study compares the various initiatives and strategies for the Sahel undertaken by multilateral actors.
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10 Feb 2015 / by Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni
The fight against Boko Haram tangled up in Nigerian and regional politics

Without buy-in from Nigeria on the military response and beyond, no lasting solution to the Boko Haram problem is possible.

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