Information on "Sahel"
March 2012
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Mar 2012
Die Folgen des Libyen-Konflikts für Afrika
Author: Wolfram Lacher, Denis M Tull
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Der Bürgerkrieg und die Nato-Intervention in Libyen haben Auswirkungen auf Afrika und die europäische Afrikapolitik, denen bislang zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt wurde. More on «Die Folgen des Libyen-Konflikts für Afrika» -
Mar 2012
Nouveaux défis sécuritaires en Afrique du Nord après le « printemps arabe »
Author: Laurence Aïda Ammour
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Les défis de sécurité à la suite du « printemps arabe » dans la région Afrique du Nord-Sahel se manifestent par deux types de conflictualités : la réactivation de conflits gelés; et la criminalisation croissante des zones grises. More on «Nouveaux défis sécuritaires en Afrique du Nord après le « printemps arabe »»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence
Author: Laurence Aïda Ammour
Publisher: National Defense University (NDU) / Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Efforts to counter al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) growing influence in both the Maghreb and the Sahel are fragmented because of the inability of neighbors to forge collaborative partnerships. More on «Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
The Sahara and Sahel After Gaddhafi
Author: Laurence Aïda Ammour
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
The author argues that the volatility of the Libyan situation confronts its neighbors with a series of uncertainties and new threats. More on «The Sahara and Sahel After Gaddhafi»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Growing Instability in the Western Sahel
Author: Robert Fowler, Jérôme Spinoza, Knox Chitiyo, Camilla Toulmin
Publisher: Chatham House
The speakers of this transcript shared their insights on the current political and security situation in the Western Sahel. More on «Growing Instability in the Western Sahel»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania
Author: Cédric Jourde
Publisher: National Defense University (NDU) / Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
This brief argues that security threats in Mauritania and the Sahel are characterized by layers of intertwined and crosscutting interests at the local, national, and regional levels, international partners’ misunderstanding of these complex dynamics ... More on «Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel
Author: Jacques Roussellier
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
This Policy Brief examines the real and imagined influence of al-Qa‘ida in North Africa and the Sahel. More on «Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel»
April 2011
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4 Apr 2011
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Author: Dario Cristiani, Riccardo Fabiani
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper briefly addresses a series of questions concerning AQIM’s “Sahelization” and its consequences for Algerian foreign policy: What are the main operational and geographical features of AQIM’s evolution? What is the internal power configuratio... More on «Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)»
February 2011
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Feb 2011
West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat
Author: Modibo Goīta
Publisher: National Defense University (NDU) / Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has undertaken increasingly frequent and effective attacks in the past year, posing a dangerous and growing threat in Africa’s Sahel region. More on «West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Organized Crime and Terrorism in the Sahel
Author: Wolfram Lacher
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
The dimensions of organized criminal activity in the Sahel region have fundamentally changed in recent years. More on «Organized Crime and Terrorism in the Sahel»
