![]() “Military leaders in those countries struggle to contain Islamist insurgencies,” said Jose Luengo-Cabrera, the United Nations Development Programme analyst who compiled the Acled data. Some of the attacks are being carried out by groups affiliated with Islamic State and al-Qaeda, long active in the region. Read More: What’s Driving Coups in Niger and Across West Africa?: QuickTake The head of Niger’s presidential guard declared himself the new leader of the uranium-rich country last month, what would be the sixth successful coup in the past three years across the impoverished region. Worst hit is Burkina Faso, which suffered two coups in 2022, followed by Mali, where the military took control in 2020 followed by a further change of government by force a year later. Insurgents, armed groups, state forces and foreign mercenaries have killed at least 7,800 civilians in the area during the first seven months of this year, Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project data shows. (Bloomberg) - The number of people killed in Africa’s central Sahel region is surging this year, contradicting the claims by the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and now Niger that they are tackling insecurity.
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