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IDS Rapid Response Briefing;10

Understanding Insurgent Margins in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali

Published on 15 April 2015

In recent years, violent insurgency has gripped the margins of Kenya, Mali and Nigeria. Militant Islamist groups have attacked civilian populations, state security personnel and political-administrative officials, spreading insecurity across large areas and exploiting the mistrust between societies at the margins and central authorities.

More attention needs to be focused on the role of local political, economic and social conditions in the areas where attacks are taking place, and a long-term solution to addressing violence in each country must involve resolving long-standing political grievances, a legacy of past state violence towards minority populations, and intra-regional inequality.

Authors

Jeremy Lind

Professorial Fellow

Publication details

published by
Institute of Development Studies
authors
Lind, Jeremy
journal
IDS Rapid Response Briefing, issue 10
language
English

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Projects
Rapid Response
Region
Kenya Mali Nigeria

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