The case for drones in counter-insurgency operations in West African Sahel

Okpaleke, Francis N.; Nwosu, Bernard; Okoli, Chukwuma Rowland; Olumba, Ezenwa E.

doi:10.1080/10246029.2023.2217158

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“…Additionally, wars and insurgencies in the West African Sahel are forcing more spending on defense. 40 …”

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Sustainable financing for vaccination towards advancing universal health coverage in the WHO African region: The strategic role of national health insurance

Adamu,

Jalo,

Muhammad

et al. 2024

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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There is a growing political interest in health reforms in Africa, and many countries are choosing national health insurance as their main financing mechanism for universal health coverage. Although vaccination is an essential health service that can influence progress toward universal health coverage, it is not often prioritized by these national health insurance systems. This paper highlights the potential gains of integrating vaccination into the package of health services that is provided through national health insurance and recommends practical policy actions that can enable countries to harness these benefits at population level.

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“…Additionally, wars and insurgencies in the West African Sahel are forcing more spending on defense. 40 …”

Section: Immunization Expenditure and Budget Deficitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable financing for vaccination towards advancing universal health coverage in the WHO African region: The strategic role of national health insurance

Adamu,

Jalo,

Muhammad

et al. 2024

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…Such an argument, however, risks oversimplifying the situation by depicting Africa as a single entity or a country, consequently and unfairly diminishing the capacities and efforts of individual countries in Africa in managing their security challenges. Others call for states in the Sahel to increase their deployment of armed drones to combat insecurity in the region (Okpaleke et al, 2023).…”

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“…Arguments support increased drone usage by African states and advocate for the active involvement of African policymakers in shaping drone policies and security in the Sahel Cannon, 2023;Okpaleke et al, 2023). argues that African nations should not rely solely on purchasing ready-made drones but also develop their drone industry to prepare for future warfare, emulating Turkey.…”

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The Necropolitics of Drone Bases and Use in the African Context

Olumba

2024

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This paper critically evaluates the establishment of drone bases and the use of drones in several countries in Africa by Western and Arab nations. Despite the significant financial commitments needed, external forces continue to invest heavily in drone bases and operations across the continent, often promoted for the security of Africans. Using secondary sources, this paper employs the concept of ‘necropolitics’ to argue that these drone bases, along with the technologies emanating from them represent the deployment of ‘necropolitical technologies of domination’. The paper posits that such technologies enable external forces to control African airspaces and determine who lives and dies, thereby ensuring their acquiescence and subjugation under ‘aerial colonialism’. This paper challenges the prevailing discourse that drone operations primarily serve African interests, advocating for a critical reassessment and renegotiation of such partnerships guided by a pan-African strategy and protocol for drone deployment in African countries.

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The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy

Okpaleke

2023

New Security Challenges

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The case for drones in counter-insurgency operations in West African Sahel

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Sustainable financing for vaccination towards advancing universal health coverage in the WHO African region: The strategic role of national health insurance

Sustainable financing for vaccination towards advancing universal health coverage in the WHO African region: The strategic role of national health insurance

The Necropolitics of Drone Bases and Use in the African Context

The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy

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