Triple
T14662827
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | G5 Sahel Joint Force |
E344288
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasOperationalArea |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mali–Burkina Faso border |
E590492
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mali–Burkina Faso border | Statement: [G5 Sahel Joint Force, hasOperationalArea, Mali–Burkina Faso border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mali–Burkina Faso border Context triple: [G5 Sahel Joint Force, hasOperationalArea, Mali–Burkina Faso border]
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A.
Mali–Burkina Faso border region
chosen
The Mali–Burkina Faso border region is a sparsely governed Sahelian frontier zone marked by desert and semi-arid landscapes, where state presence is weak and jihadist insurgencies, communal violence, and illicit trafficking are widespread.
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B.
Mali–Niger border
The Mali–Niger border is a sparsely populated, Sahelian frontier region in West Africa that has become a hotspot of insecurity, armed group activity, and international counterterrorism operations.
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C.
Mali–Algeria border
The Mali–Algeria border is a remote, largely desert frontier in the central Sahara that separates northern Mali from southern Algeria and has strategic significance for trans-Saharan trade and security.
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D.
Burkina Faso–Ghana border
The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.
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E.
Burkina Faso–Togo border region
The Burkina Faso–Togo border region is a sparsely populated West African frontier area characterized by savanna landscapes, cross-border ethnic communities, and shared river systems that support agriculture and pastoralism.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d822e283fc8190a0e4c235cf880052 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb54ae5ac81908cc69891f280e5f7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fde175db5881908f88d2b3fd72bb52 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m.