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Armed men on motorbikes keep conflict in motion in the Sahel

A motorcycle taxi at a market in Cotonou, Benin [File: Yanick Folly / AFP]

Parakou, Benin – Until a few years ago, the sound of Iliyasu Yahuza’s matte black Qlink X-Ranger 200 motorbike would bring the neighbourhood children out into the street. They would abandon their games and rush to the roadside, waving excitedly and shouting his name.

Now, they scatter and hide.

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