Edward Rackley, Author at African Arguments

Author: Edward Rackley

Edward Rackley

Edward Rackley is an adviser to security and governance programming in fragile and conflict states. He has worked in Niger and Mali for the United Nations and USG, but the analysis and findings presented here are his own.

Mali Society Top story

By Edward Rackley
April 8, 2020
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In fighting slavery in Mali, some favour dialogue, others confrontation.

Caste systems in parts of Mali define what people can and cannot do. Nobles call it tradition. Opponents call it hereditary slavery. For Diagley Kanouté, an ...

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Niger Politics

By Edward Rackley
April 20, 2017
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The region in Niger quietly piloting a Boko Haram amnesty

The bold experiment is proving attractive, but comes fraught with dangers. In mid-December 2016, in rural Diffa region on Niger’s southern border with Nigeria, fourteen men ...

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