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Confederation of Sahel States and Disintegration of ECOWAS

... action—quit the association and form new alliances. They also believed that ECOWAS not only failed to help them in combating Islamic extremism, but instead weakened their positions by imposing sanctions. Indeed, ECOWAS, which in the 1990s and 2010s sought to ... ... and Niger in November 2023—leading to its collapse (the G5S had also included Mauritania and Chad). Nikita Panin: Feeding Africa: Sanctions Make It Worse, Imports Don’t Help, What’s the Solution? After the Confederation was founded, ECOWAS signaled ...

18.09.2024

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Islamic State in Africa: Affiliates and Competition

Vast territories with faltering government control turn Sub-Saharan Africa into an attractive region for IS to expand Islamic State (IS; recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia) affiliates and networks in Mozambique, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Mali remain ...

20.07.2023

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)