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Paul Jackson, The Conversation
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Explainer: What is going on in Mali?
The Islamists of Mali are products of very localised conditions, specifically decades of neglect and marginalisation in the north of the country.
Paul Jackson, The Conversation
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Scores killed by bombs and bullets as Boko Haram struggle escalates
A week of carnage across northern Nigeria proves Boko Haram is alive and well. Can the Nigerian army get its act together?
Paul Jackson, The Conversation
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Deaths in the Mediterranean are a direct result of ongoing crisis in north Africa
There appears to be little chance of a negotiated solution to the chaos tearing the country apart.
Paul Jackson, The Conversation
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Prime Evil: why South Africa has released Eugene De Kock
De Kock was nicknamed “Prime Evil” and was sentenced to two life sentences plus 212 years in prison in 1996.
Paul Jackson, The Conversation
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At last, a show of force tips odds against Boko Haram
The arrival of troops from Chad to help Cameroon fight the militant group shows the region is finally waking up to its shared problem.
Paul Jackson, The Conversation