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West Africa: West African Countries Meet Over Spillover of Terrorism From Sahel Region
VOA, 17 November 2022
The Accra Initiative of seven West African countries is meeting in the Ghanaian capital Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the spillover of terrorism from the Sahel region.… Read more »
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West Africa: West African Leaders Seek Solutions to Curb Terrorism From Sahel Region
VOA, 22 November 2022
West African leaders met in Accra Tuesday to discuss terrorism and worsening security in the region. The Accra Initiative members, which include Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast… Read more »
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West Africa: West African States to Increase Cooperation As Jihadists Move Beyond Sahel
RFI, 18 November 2022
West African coastal states are holding talks on boosting military cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel. This follows recent announcements that… Read more »
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Africa: Violent Extremism - Africa Records 346 Terrorist Attacks in Q1, 2022
Ghanaian Times, 18 November 2022
The Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has revealed that 346 terrorist attacks were recorded in Africa in the first quarter of 2022, with 49 per cent of them… Read more »
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West Africa: Jihadism and Military Takeovers in West Africa - Burkina Faso Coup Highlights the Links
The Conversation Africa, 8 November 2022
The West African sub-region at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has recently attracted significant attention. The main reasons have been an increase in violent extremism and… Read more »
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West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire to Pull Peacekeepers Out of Mali By August 2023
RFI, 15 November 2022
The authorities in Côte d'Ivoire have announced a gradual withdrawal of Ivorian troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali. The last Ivorian soldiers will… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Insecurity Affects the Living Conditions of the Local Population and Internally Displaced Persons
Agenzia Fides, 14 October 2022
The city of Bourzanga, in northern Burkina Faso, is difficult to access due to the presence of armed groups along the road. This uncertainty is also affecting an aid program… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Violence, Severe Supply Shortages Leave People Across the Country in Dire Need
MSF, 17 October 2022
Since 2018, Burkina Faso has been plagued by violent clashes in the Sahel, which have caused the internal displacement of over 1.5 million people, and has become the epicentre of… Read more »
West African Nations Meet Over Terrorism In Sahel Region
Over the years West Africa has dealt with chronic instability caused by political crises and cross-border terrorism. Five West African countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo - established the Accra Initiative in 2017 in order to collaborate against violent extremism in the region.
Speaking to VOA on the sidelines of the two-day conference in Accra on November 17, 2022, Ben Dere, the executive secretary of the Accra Initiative, said cooperation among countries is key in the fight against terrorism.
So far, the Accra Initiative has resulted in little tangible action. In 2018 and 2019, member countries conducted joint military operations on their borders which resulted in the arrests of about 700 suspected terrorists and gang members, and the seizure of homemade weapons.
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