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Title Counter-terrorism has to be transborder and address root causes: joint efforts key as jihadist violence spills over into Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger
Full text http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2713
Date 2022
Author(s) Sow, Papa
Abstract The spiral of violence in the Sahel is threatening to engulf the biosphere reserve in the cross-border territory shared by Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger. The rising violence is causing massive displacement and all three countries should respond jointly by mobilising and coordinating state armed forces to protect affected populations. But a joint military response is not enough. The three states should also collaborate to address the root causes of the insecurity: the land and pastoralism crisis; inconsistency in the distribution of forest resources; and a poorly integrated approach to managing the biosphere reserve.
Subject(s) Armed forces; Terrorism; Conflicts; Violence; Natural resources; Resources management; Regional security; Regional cooperation; Recommendations; Burkina Faso; Benin; Niger; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier); Other Agricultural Sciences; Annan lantbruksvetenskap
Language eng
Publisher Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Unit; Uppsala
Relation NAI Policy Notes, 1654-6695 ; 2022:6
Type of publication Report; info:eu-repo/semantics/report; text
Format application/pdf
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Identifier urn:isbn:9789171068873
Repository Sweden, Norway - NAI-DiVA-portal
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