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05.01.12 Sahara Focus
January issue: Table of contents
SPOTLIGHT
- Algerian forces enter Mali; Tight-lipped government; Media reporting; Invoking
Algeria's constitution; Iyad ag Aghaly embarrasses the DRS; From salafism to
jihadism
KIDNAPPINGS
- Hombori and Timbuktu: The two men were reported to be geologists
- Tindouf kidnappings a mystery: Various commentators have noted that this
proliferation of jihadi groups suggests a growing competition for ransoms
- Hostage tally:12 Western hostages were still in captivity in northwestern Africa
LIBYAN EFFECT
- Sahara–Sahel security: The arms flow
- Impact on Mali: Returning Tuareg fighters; The new political movements of
Azawad; Will the MNLA take up arms? The risk to foreign investments
- New Saharan provinces in Mali: This move is in accordance with the intention to
increase the number of provinces from 8 to 19 over five years
- Impact on Mauritania: Wagadou Forest attack; Al-Qa'ida crackdown pretext
- Impact on Niger: Niger government is more willing to integrate returning Tuareg
fighters from Libya into its security forces
- Impact on the Libyan Sahara: Consequences for the Tuareg
- Threat from the drugs trade: The key hub in Libya is believed to be Tazurbu
ALGERIA
- Tuareg unrest: A visa if invited? But no invitation; Government response
- Algeria appoints new security chief: Tartag is the country's bloodiest general
and
regarded as a hardliner among hardliners
OIL & MINING
- Niger becomes an oil producer: The Soraz refinery will initially draw crude via
a 700km pipeline
- Areva to monitor worker health: The announcement was made on 6th December
Question over Imouraren mine.
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