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William P. Linder

@LinderWP68

Based in Dakar, Senegal. Head of 14 North Strategies. Focusing on the Sahel, West Africa, and beyond.

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Joined January 2009
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14 North - Insight for decisions in Africa (@14NStrategies) profile picture14 North - Insight for decisions in Africa@14NStrategies18 Dec 2020
What we're seeing in Mozambique now is like Mali 10 years ago. There are plenty of lessons to be learned. You just have to want to learn them.
Investment overdrive in West Africa's port sector: As multiple countries race to build new ports, which will emerge as regional hubs, and which as white elephants? maritime-executive.com/edito…

The Raging Hub War at West African Ports

There is an investment overdrive in Africas maritime sector as governments pursue ambitious port exp...

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#IslamicState take port in Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado, after 5 day standoff w/ Navy. DAG mercenaries fail on several accounts to deliver promised aid to military in #CT effort, while IS sinks navy ship in port w/ an RPG. 55 security forces killed. #Mozambique #terrorism
VOA Português (@VOAPortugues) profile pictureVOA Português@VOAPortugues12 Aug 2020
#Moçambique 🇲🇿 #CaboDelgado Os insurgentes passaram a controlar a infraestrutura após quase cinco dias de confrontos, que iniciaram a 5 de agosto, entre eles e a força da marinha, conhecida por fuzileiros navais, que defendia o porto até então bit.ly/3gPNVOA
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#Terrorist attack on Gendarmes/Military outpost in #CotedIvoire northern border town, #kafolo follows on joint operations in #BurkinaFaso. Local communities have reported Katibat Macina activity and recruitment among youth. First CDI attack since 2016. france24.com/en/20200611-ivo…
Ivory Coast soldiers killed in attack at border post near Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast soldiers killed in attack at border post near Burkina Faso

Dozens of suspected jihadists attacked a frontier post on Ivory Coast's border with Burkina Faso before dawn on Thursday, killing around 10 soldiers, security sources said.

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Breaking #terrorist supply chains is critical to managing VEOs in the #Sahel, but risks disrupting basic access to livelihoods for much of the local population, that rely on the informal economy to survive. Increased border security also frustrates an already fragile ecosystem.
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@issafrica9 Jun 2020
West Africa’s illicit livestock trade enables extremist groups to buy arms, fuel, motorbikes and food. ISS Today ow.ly/vE8h50A1roB
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"...drivers in conflicts in #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger that go beyond...#Droukdel...or any leader" is why #CVE in #Sahel never quite identifies and provides a solution for the real root cause of VE. Need to program for #development, access to #justice & access to #security.
Alex Thurston (@sahelblog) profile pictureAlex Thurston@sahelblog9 Jun 2020
On the Reported Death of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Emir Abdelmalek Droukdel sahelblog.wordpress.com/2020…
On the Reported Death of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Emir Abdelmalek Droukdel

On the Reported Death of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Emir Abdelmalek Droukdel

On June 5, France’s Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly announced, “On June 3, French forces, with the support of their partners, neutralized the Emir of al-Qaida in the Islami…

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Replying to @CheikhGhazouani
@CheikhGhazouani further consolidates power in #Mauritanie w/ unexpected shake up of military leadership, eroding former pres Aziz's influence & leading to rumors that additional government shake ups of officials sympathetic to Aziz will happen as well. saharamedias.net/fr/mauritan…
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#GERD could be impacted by Sudan-Ethiopian #border incidents, depending on #Sudan position on #Ethiopia #Egypt dam negotiations. Another instance of #farmerherder violence and border tensions undermining regional stability & economic development. #water #development #security
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@allafrica7 Jun 2020
What's Behind the Ethiopia-Sudan Border Row? @DeutscheWelle: allafrica.com/stories/202006… #Africa
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John McDermott@johnpmcdermott3 Jun 2020
The latest excellent weekly report on Cabo Delgado by @ACLEDINFO has some harrowing details of the recent attack on Macomia—and is rightly sceptical of the govt's claims of victory and of taking out "leaders" of the insurgency acleddata.com/2020/06/02/cab…
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Replying to @BokoWatch
Any sense of to what extent the ISIS factions are collaborating? We heard talk last summer of ISIS-WA and ISIS-GS directly coordinating on hitting the AU conference in Niamey, but it was mostly rumint
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Sahel jihadists have typically shied away from attacking refugee settlements, especially in Niger. VEO tactics in the Sahel are increasingly mirroring those of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Africa Center (@AfricaACSS) profile pictureAfrica Center@AfricaACSS2 Jun 2020
Today's Africa security news: • Jihadists Launch Deadly Attack on Niger Refugee Camp • Libya’s Warring Sides Have Agreed to Restart Peace Talks • New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo City That Last Saw the Virus in 2018 & more … africacenter.org/daily-media…
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#chinatech looms large in #Africa but #WestAfrica Information & Communication Technology #ICT field looks to Silicon Valley for investment first. Understand the competition & niche investment opportunities. #technology #innovation #BusinessIntelligence 14nstrategies.com/latest-ins…
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