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While the war in Europe has no obvious and immediate end, and as conflict in southern Israel intensifies, a focus on conflict in Africa linked to a succession of 8 coups across 3 years is raising concerns about the security of a region where key allies of Western powers are seeking to contain insurgencies by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.°

Figure 1 While the war in Europe has no obvious and immediate end, and as conflict in southern Israel intensifies, a focus on conflict in Africa linked to a succession of 8 coups across 3 years is raising concerns about the security of a region where key allies of Western powers are seeking to contain insurgencies by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.°