Showing posts tagged with: Security
Violences dans le Ouaddai, Tchad - Copyright Journal du Tchad
10Sep
BRIEFING: Intercommunal clashes in Sila and Ouaddaï provinces, Chad
Publication

“This volatile security situation is essentially seasonal, and linked to the transhumance of Zaghawa herders and their herds. The intensity and lethality of clashes have increased over the years for at least two reasons.” […]

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Niger US Airforces Base, Copyright VOA
09Sep
What strategic advantage of the US Air Force 201 Base in Niger?
Insight
Will the establishment of US Air Force Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, make a tangible difference in the fight against terrorism? This major project – whose delivery had already been postponed once at the end of 2018 after delays due to weather conditions – is one of the assets of the American military presence in Niger.

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19Jun
BRIEFING: Post-electoral violence in Tchaourou and Savè, Benin
Publication

“The demonstrators in Tchaourou and Savè seem to have quickly organized themselves in the face of repression, as evidenced by the high number of casualties in the police and army forces. Such a rapid organization can be explained by two main hypotheses.” […]

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17Apr
What are the risks and consequences of the post-Bashir era for border countries of Sudan?
Insight
There were scenes of jubilation on the streets of Khartoum on April 11, after the army announced the fall of Omar al-Bashir. This departure is the result of a struggle lasting several months, which Khartoum’s neighbors have always closely scrutinized. What consequences are to expect from Omar al-Bashir’s fall for the countries in Sudan’s neighborhood?

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