Failing States Make Africa Terrorism Epicenter, UNDP Says
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Unemployment, government’s absence drive extremist recruitment Exponential growth could foment migration, global violence The inability...


2023: A Moment of Truth for Global Displacement
In the first months of 2022, the number of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution worldwide surpassed 100 million for the...


The Wagner wars: Malian edition
One year on from the arrival of Russian private mercenaries in Bamako, we investigate their role in the heart of Mali’s domestic security...


10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come. Will...


‘Down With France’: Former Colonies in Africa Demand a Reset
Decades after independence, many African countries are increasingly troubled by the ongoing influence of their former colonial power....


Europe’s secretive system to keep out migrants
Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the EU has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores,...


Niger expels eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide
Niger has ordered the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the East African country’s 1994 genocide for “diplomatic reasons”, just a...


Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’ – human rights chief Bachelet
Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country faces “a...
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