I'm joined for either the first or third time by Alex Thurston from Miami University of Ohio to talk about inter-communal violence in Mali, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, as well as an update on the Boko Haram(s) conflict in Nigeria. Alex is an expert on the Sahel region who writes at several places, but you should definitely check out his Sahel Blog and his books:

* Salafism in Nigeria from Columbia University Press

* Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement from Princeton University Press

You can also follow him on Twitter.

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PODCAST 4-04-2019: Sahel update with Alex Thurston