Mali

NIJAR

Negotiating Peace with Militant Islam in the Sahel: Insights from the NIJAR Project

The sight of Al-Qaeda’s flag flying over Mali’s Bamako International Airport after the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attack in late September highlights a stark reality: in ⋙

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 ⋙

Turkey

Diplomacy, legacies and weapons: How is Turkish foreign policy towards Africa changing

by Akram Kharief* Turkey’s engagement in Africa has experienced a significant change in the last decade, most notably in North Africa. Turkey features a more assertive presence across the ⋙

Sahel

A Jihadists’ schism in central Sahel: conflict epilogue or prelude to a new escalation?

The war on terror in the central Sahel has not yet reached a strategic breakthrough, as shown by the uninterrupted escalation of violence striking the region since 2015. A closer ⋙

European Union

Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a visit to the region in April. This follows intentions for ⋙

ERIS

New article on JISB: Drug Smuggling and the Stability of Fragile States. The Diverging Trajectories of Mali and Niger

What is the impact of smuggling on political ordering and stability in fragile states? The article I’ve been working on with @franxstrax for the past two years is now out in @JISBjournal, focusing on #Mali and #Niger. Article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/ ⋙

Sahel

The role of the EU in preventing, countering violent extremism in the Sahel: achievements and limitations

What is the role of the EU in the fields of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in the Sahel? Following the adoption of the EU Sahel Strategy in ⋙

ERIS

Contrecarrer l’Extrémisme Violent au Sahel: le Rôle de l’UE en Discussion

Café débat le 14 Janvier 2021, 16h00 - 18h00 (UTC +1 Rome, Bruxelles, Niamey) 15h00-17h00 (UTC Bamako, Dakar), en ligne su Webex Lien d’inscription Suite à l’adoption de la stratégie antiterroriste de l'Union Européenne, la lutte contre l'extrémisme ⋙

Field

Displacement in the Time of Corona: Life fragments of IDPs in Mali and Niger, among intercommunal violence and armed groups proliferation

In the West, much is being written about the spread of the coronavirus. During the last months, we visited refugees and IDPs camps in Mali and Niger to witness the ⋙

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

Insurgencies: interdisciplinary snapshots

On 24-25 September 2018 the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy, hosted a two-day conference titled Insurgencies: an interdisciplinary approach. The broader aim of the conference was to ⋙

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& ⋙

Debate

The social roots of 'radicalisation' and 'violent extremism' in Africa

Is 'radicalisation' the cause or the effect of violent conflict in Africa? English translation of the presentation given at the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group of the ⋙

borders

Fieldnotes from the Frontiers of Ebola

A reflection on humanitarian practice between conspiracy theories and sloppy controls. For irresponsible that it may sound, facing prevention measures in Mali, I must confess that I actually find what ⋙

biopolitics

Timbuktu: Don't Kill It, Just Wear It Out!

The desert, the ethnic mosaic, biopolitics and neo-patrimonialism on the screen. Presented at the Cannes Film Festival, the film Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako offers fertile ground for a sharper understanding ⋙