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14Jan
What are the perspectives of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme in Cameroon?
by Claude BiaoInsight
On November 30, 2018, Cameroon’s President signed a decree to create a national committee to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) secessionists in the English-speaking regions and former Boko Haram militants in the Far North. The move, while welcomed by some observers who consider it a step forward towards achieving peace in the concerned regions, is too early, for the English-speaking parts of Cameroon and poorly adapted to the fight against terrorists in the Far North.

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18Dec
Madagascar must be alert to a potential crisis, at the end of the current presidential elections
by Stake expertsInsight

In Madagascar, while the actual political context differs from that of the crisis and violence recorded in 2009, challenges and actors remain the same as then; the people’s expectations also it seems. The results of the first round of the presidential elections held last month augur a continuity of the 2009 crisis and thus calls for vigilance.

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17Dec
Burkina Faso: What are the reasons behind the expansion of terrorist attacks to the East?
by Claude BiaoInsight

For two years now, Burkina Faso has been facing a rise in the number of terrorist attacks in the North, especially around its borders with Niger and Mali. Now, the attacks have spread to the eastern part of the country, killing many civilians and soldiers of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS).

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