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Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware

3 August 2017

Governments are increasingly keen to embrace a countering violent extremism strategy, but humanitarians should be wary

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Sporadic violence puts Côte d'Ivoire’s hard-won security at risk
21 July 2017
Nobody quite knows what’s driving insurrection in Côte d'Ivoire, but it doesn’t augur well for peaceful elections in 2020
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In Nigeria, healing the scars of war might curtail its spread
13 July 2017
Could healing the untold trauma unleashed by Boko Haram hold the key to peacebuilding in northern Nigeria?

Boko Haram ups its pressure on Niger
6 July 2017 Feature
Climate change? What climate change? Nigerian farmers not being reached on awareness
5 July 2017 Feature
Taking the fight against Boko Haram to the airwaves
27 June 2017 Feature

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The little shrub making a big difference in rural Senegal
5 June 2017
A medicinal herb is helping to cure the financial ills of Senegalese farmers suffering the effects of climate change
Special Report

What can save Mali?
29 May 2017
Jihadist violence has spread from northern Mali to the centre. More foreign soldiers may not be the answer
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Seeds of rural renewal sown in Senegal
8 May 2017
African cities have long served as magnets for struggling rural populations. A project in Senegal is helping to reverse the flow
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Boko Haram: Nigeria winning the battle but losing the war?
4 May 2017
The tide may have turned in the military struggle against Boko Haram, but Nigeria is a long way from resolving the conflict
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Nigeria farmers need more help adapting to climate change
3 May 2017
Farmers in southern Nigeria are adapting as best they can to climate change, but they need more help to stave off recurrent and sometimes ruinous...
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“The right side of history” – Gambians seek justice after Jammeh’s fall
13 April 2017
Opposition activist Solo Sandeng was murdered by Yahya Jammeh's secret police last year. His case is the first to be tried since the dictator fell,...

New Gambia, new migration?
28 March 2017 Feature
How a gold mine has brought only misery in Liberia
21 March 2017 Investigations
*UPDATED: A rough guide to foreign military bases in Africa
15 February 2017 Feature
EU strategy stems migrant flow from Niger, but at what cost?
2 February 2017 Special Report
EXCLUSIVE: EU migrant policy in Africa built on incorrect Niger data
31 January 2017 News
“People’s science”: How West African communities fought the Ebola epidemic and won
26 January 2017 Feature

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