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Ethno-Social Aspects of Conflict in Northern Mali
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Ethno-Social Aspects of Conflict in Northern Mali
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PII
S032150750030862-1
DOI
10.31857/S032150750030862-0
Publication type
Article
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Published
Authors
Ilia V. Ponomarev 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8848-3750
Affiliation: Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Edition
Issue number 5
Pages
56-65
Abstract
The article offers an attempt to classify opposition and pro-government armed groups in northern Mali with a stress on their ethno-component. This factor is considered combined with two others – illegal business and jihadism. Such three factor analysis in a complex and situational milieu gives way to show that the formation of armed groups, their strategic alliances and competition are dependent on traditional status among the different ethno-fractions of the Tuaregs and Saharan Arabs. In the situation of racial stand-off the armed groups of the Songhai and Fulani play a minor role. Corruption, drug trafficking and clan ties come across such Eurocentric analytical stereotypes as government – insurgents, army – separatists, jihadists – nationalists. Recent escalation of conflict in northern Mali that pushed unexpectedly to unite opposition and former pro-government armed groups, calls into question the policy aimed to weaken the armed opposition by manipulations with ethnic factor.
Keywords
Мали вооруженные группировки кланы социальный статус нелегальный бизнес джихадизм
Received
25.01.2024
Date of publication
15.04.2024
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