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The Changing Nature of Security Threats in the Central Sahel: The Rise of Self-Defense Groups and Private Security Companies

Ansoumane Samassy Souare Paper Cover
Ansoumane Samassy Souare Paper Cover

In this paired research paper and policy brief, Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding scholar Ansoumane Samassy Souare examines the changing nature of security threats in the Central Sahel region and provides policy recommendations. 

 

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SVNP Scholar

Ansoumane Samassy Souare

Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Program Officer, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)
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