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1 These include: donor organisations, international NGOs, civil society organisations (CSOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs), local authorities, members of the Malian security forces and investigative journalists.
2 Interviews with representatives of CNSC (Conseil National de la Société Civile) and FOSC (Forum des Organisations de la Société Civile) in Bamako, November 2013.
3 Interviews with international NGOs in Bamako, November 2015.
4 Interview with UN officer in Bamako, November 2013.
5 Interview with representatives of Mali’s human rights community, Bamako, November 2013.
6 Author’s interviews with Gao’s residents, of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and investigative journalists, October 2014.
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Luca Raineri
LUCA RAINERI is a PhD candidate at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, and member of the Oslo Research School of Peace and Conflict. His work explores the link between border practices, international security and organised crime aiming to study the specificity of the Saharan geopolitics