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    Pakistan’s internal security challenges: will the military cope?

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    The greatest challenge that the new Pakistan government faces is on the national security front; the inability of the Pakistan army to meet internal security challenges effectively is a particularly worrying factor.
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    Unconstitutional changes of government: the democrat’s dilemma in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since 2002, a well-established principle and practice of the African Union (AU) has been the rejection of unconstitutional changes of government. The use of this instrument of democracy promotion has set the AU apart from its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity.
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    West Africa: Continental engine or brake?

    Fride, 2014
    West Africa is changing and its future direction can influence that of the African continent. As home to Africa’s greatest energy reserves, fastest-growing economies and largest population, and as one of Africa’s best examples of regional integration, West Africa has the potential to drive continental progress.
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    The political economy of conflicts in northern Mali

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    Recent developments in Mali (the chaotic split of the north, the institutional crisis in the south), Libya (the fall of the Gaddafi regime and the proliferation of tribal-Jihadist militia) and Nigeria (the emergence of the Jihadist Salafism of Boko Haram) have introduced new risks that threaten the stability of the whole Sahel-Saharan region.
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    Overview of religious radicalism and the terrorist threat in Senegal

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    A new security dynamic has been induced in West Africa and beyond with the stepping-up of military action in the Malian conflict since the launch of France's Operation Serval on 11 January 2013, the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) and preparations for the establishment of a UN mission.
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    A tenuous solution in Mali: between internal constraints and external pressures

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    While the announced date for holding the presidential election in Mali was fast approaching, the continued occupation of the Kidal region by Tuareg armed groups compromised the organisation of elections throughout the country.
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    ECOWAS Peace and Security Report - Ghana: the land question in El Dorado

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    Widely portrayed as one of the economic and political standouts of Africa, Ghana has backed its deepening democracy with one of the highest gross domestic product per capita in West Africa. Blessed with a rich array of minerals including gold and diamonds, the commencement of petroleum exploitation recently in the country has only further brightened its economic prospects.
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    Under attack? Niger faced with religous extremism and terrorism

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    On 23 May 2013, Niger suffered a double terrorist attack against a military camp in Agadez and a site of the French nuclear group Areva in Arlit. A week later, on 31 May, an attack that Nigerian authorities attributed to terrorists was perpetrated against the civilian prison in the capital, Niamey.
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    Undercurrents of violence: why Sierra Leone’s political settlement is not working

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    Debates over violence, security, humanitarian and development imperatives have long been polarised. However, as seen in Syria and Mali, the question is not simply whether one should intervene but rather how and for whose benefit.
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    Transnational organised crime in Eastern Africa: a threat assessment

    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013
    Given the size and diversity of the region of Eastern Africa, any discussion of crime problems, the authors assert, is necessarily selective. This report focuses on four major issues:

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