The military coup d’état happened minutes after President Ali Bongo was declared the winner of disputed elections.
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2023 Global Peace Index
On June 28, the 17th edition of the Global Peace Index from international think-tank, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) was released, and things are not looking great.
The analysis showed that conflict deaths are at their highest level this century causing world peacefulness to decline.
Some key findings in the report »
Chris Scott provides Matthew Traver with some good advice on travelling the Sahara.
Matthew Traver » ExplorerWeb »
Mauritania: Good security for at least 400km east, inland from the Atlantic Coast. Provinces near the Mali border, such as Adrar, Tagant, Hodh El Gharbi and Hodh Ech Chargui, may be less safe.
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Western Sahara: Travel and access along the N1 Atlantic Route, running down the Atlantic Coast, is easy and safe. Expect a few military checkpoints.
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Tunisia: Avoid the Libyan border zones and the far south, which is a military area.
Landlocked countries shown in Green. Double landlocked are shown in Purple