Nigeria
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18 May 2026 / by PSC Report
Axe Borgu-Kainji : nouveau bastion des extrémistes du Sahel et du lac Tchad ?

Les stratégies antiterroristes peinent à endiguer l’expansion de la menace extrémiste au Sahel et dans le bassin du lac Tchad.
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18 May 2026 / by PSC Report
Is Borgu-Kainji becoming the next hub of Sahel and Lake Chad extremists?

Extremist threats in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin are evolving faster than national and regional counter-terrorism strategies.
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15 May 2026 / by PSC Report
La lutte contre le terrorisme doit s’adapter pour vaincre Boko Haram

Les divisions au sein de la Force multinationale mixte ont permis aux deux factions de se réarmer et d’étendre leur influence.
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14 May 2026 / by PSC Report
Lake Chad Basin's counter-terrorism must adapt to defeat Boko Haram

Divisions among Multinational Joint Task Force members have handed both factions time and space to rearm, recruit and expand.
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24 Feb 2023 / by PSC Report
Can the trend of peaceful African elections be sustained?

Given difficult global and domestic contexts, how the AU manages this year’s polls will be telling.
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24 Jul 2020 / by PSC Report
Coordinated action needed in the Sahel

The deteriorating security situation in the Sahel is being aggravated by the impact of COVID-19.
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26 May 2020 / by PSC Report
The African Union can do better for the Sahel

Uncertainty remains over many aspects of the AU’s planned troop deployment to fight terrorism in the region.
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20 Apr 2020 / by PSC Report
COVID-19 compounds security threats in West and Central Africa

Dealing with COVID-19 while continuing to fight terrorism and stemming other conflicts is a huge challenge for many African countries.
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13 Jun 2019 / by PSC Report
ECOWAS struggles to address violent extremism

Special focus AU RECs: Ad hoc structures have been set up to fight violent extremism in the Sahel, but they often overlap and compete for scarce funding and troop contributions.
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05 Apr 2019 / by PSC Report
Lessons from AU election observation in Nigeria and Senegal

AU election observation missions could help to enhance the capacity of electoral bodies and improve the electoral laws in member states.
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21 Feb 2019 / by PSC Report
With four new members, is the PSC at a crossroads?

At the recent AU summit, the Executive Council elected four new members to the PSC for a three-year term.

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08 Feb 2019 / by Peter Fabricius
AU summit 32: Beyond the hype of Africa’s free trade deal

The African Union must guard against perceptions that AfCFTA is a political project with little concrete value for investors.

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