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26 Sep 2023
[The coup in Niger marks] the beginning of the end of a sequence of French troops withdrawing from the central Sahel. The Guardian

Jean-Hervé Jezequel

Project Director, Sahel
21 Sep 2023
The east [of Sudan] is a powder keg. We just haven’t seen it blow up yet. Al Jazeera

Alan Boswell

Project Director, Horn of Africa
25 Aug 2023
If military pressure is designed to push toward the complete elimination of Shabaab, then I think we'll miss opportunities to resolve this conflict. Reuters

Omar Mahmood

Senior Analyst, Eastern Africa
17 Aug 2023
If an ECOWAS invasion [of Niger] happened, and there was a regional war, I think that would really put the [U.S.] Defense Department in a tricky position. Responsible Statecraft

Sarah Harrison

Senior Analyst, U.S. Program
1 Aug 2023
We know that Wagner is interested in developing its capacity in West Africa. Euronews

Jean-Hervé Jezequel

Project Director, Sahel

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Deputy Program Director, Africa
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Deputy Program Director, Africa & Project Director, West Africa

Alan Boswell

Project Director, Horn of Africa
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Nicolas Delaunay

Project Director, East and Southern Africa
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Liesl Louw-Vaudran

Senior Adviser, African Union
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Project Director, Sahel
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