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The Economics of War and Peace: What West Africa Is Really Paying
The Sahelian war economy benefits organized actors who have no interest in peace. Illicit trafficking, road blockades, money laundering while states pour into armaments the funds that should be building schools, roads, and public services, enriching in the process an arms industry that also thrives on instability. A labyrinthine cycle, or a Pandora's box? Perhaps both at once.