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Inequality seen as a root cause of West Africa’s Sahel crisis

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Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Unequal access to wealth is one of the main causes of worsening violence in West Africa’s Sahel, which has forced millions to flee their homes, conflict analysts said on Thursday.  While Islamist groups are active in the troubled region, just south of the Sahara desert, the unrest is driven more by […]