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  • Boko Haram in Nigeria

    Boko Haram in Nigeria

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    “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Sir Recent Developments After a peak in Boko Haram–related violence in 2014 and 2015, the number of casualties attributed to the group fell dramatically. The Nigerian military—with assistance from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger—has pushed Boko Haram out of several provinces in northeastern Nigeria, but the group retains control over some villages…

  • Civil War in Libya

    Civil War in Libya

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    “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) declared a state of emergency in Libya’s capital city of Tripoli in September 2018, less than a week after a UN cease-fire went into effect. Attempts to create a unity government have met with limited success as the House of Representatives (HoR)—based in Libya’s east and…

  • Destabilization of Mali

    Destabilization of Mali

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    “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments In August 2020, military officers in Mali carried out a bloodless coup that led to the resignation and removal of Malian President Ibraham Boubacar Keita and Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The United States and France immediately condemned the coup, as did the UN Security Council, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),…

  • Instability in Venezuela

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    “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments Venezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of people flee the country every day, mostly on foot. In April 2019, after years of denying the existence of a humanitarian crisis and refusing to allow foreign aid to enter the country—calling aid shipments a political ploy by the United States—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro allowed…

  • Criminal Voilence in Mexico

    Criminal Voilence in Mexico

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    “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments Mexican law enforcement and the military have struggled to curb crime-related violence. In 2018, the number of drug-related homicides in Mexico rose to 33,341, a 15 percent increase from the previous year—and a record high. Moreover, Mexican cartels killed at least 130 candidates and politicians in the lead-up to Mexico’s 2018 presidential elections. While on the campaign…