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Border Community Conflicts and Their Implications for Trade Relations in West Africa (2015?2024)

This study examines border community conflicts and their implications for trade relations in West Africa between 2015 and 2024. Border communities occupy a strategic position in regional economic interaction, yet they have increasingly become hotspots of insecurity arising from weak border governance, porous boundaries, competition over scarce resources, and the activities of armed non-state actors. Anchored on Border Regimes Theory, State Fragility Theory, and Human Needs Theory, the study analyses how governance failures, restrictive or poorly coordinated border controls, and unmet socio-eco…