democracy In Francophone West Africa, democracy continues to backslide by Ornella Moderan,* Independent Researcher, Bamako, Mali West Africa’s democracy crisis runs deeper than military coups. On this year’s International Day of Democracy, 15 September, there isn’t ⋙
Debate Contrasting agendas: EU’s migration governance vs. West African governments’ priorities In the aftermath of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’, the EU should take into consideration what the real interests of their partners in West Africa and the Sahel are and accept ⋙
Debate Education and language: global and local strategies of Sahelian jihadism Growing insecurity in the Sahel and especially in Central Mali and Northern Burkina Faso is characterized by lack of control of the central government over big parts of the country's ⋙
