Liptako-Gourma region
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The Liptako-Gourma region is a tri-border Sahelian area spanning parts of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, known for its security crises, jihadist insurgencies, and significant but underdeveloped natural resources.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niger–Burkina Faso border region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sahelian region
ⓘ
transnational region ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
armed conflict
ⓘ
food insecurity ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ |
| borderType | tri-border area ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
intercommunal violence
ⓘ
jihadist insurgency ⓘ security crisis ⓘ |
| experiences |
humanitarian crisis
ⓘ
land-use conflicts ⓘ recurrent droughts ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
chronic poverty
ⓘ
limited basic services ⓘ porous borders ⓘ weak state presence ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentStatus |
marginalized
ⓘ
underdeveloped ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Sahelian savanna ⓘ |
| hasMainLivelihood |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
artisanal mining ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
agricultural land
ⓘ
gold ⓘ manganese ⓘ pastoral resources ⓘ phosphates ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResourceStatus | underdeveloped ⓘ |
| hasPopulationActivity |
cross-border mobility
ⓘ
transhumant herding ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
natural resource exploitation ⓘ regional security ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityThreat |
Islamic State–affiliated groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Qaeda–affiliated groups NERFINISHED ⓘ banditry ⓘ |
| spansCountry |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Niger–Burkina Faso border region