Information on "Politics" and "Sahel"
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November 2012
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Nov 2012
Quick Fix or Quicksand? Implementing the EU Sahel Strategy
Author: Oladiran Bello
Publisher: FRIDE
This paper analyzes four interlinked sets of challenges facing the implementation of the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel. More on «Quick Fix or Quicksand? Implementing the EU Sahel Strategy»
July 2012
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27 Jul 2012
Security in the Sahel—What Role for the European Union?
Author: Beata Górka-Winter, Kacper Rękawek
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
The authors of this commentary argue that in the aftermath of the Arab Spring the security situation in certain countries of Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Mali, Somalia, Niger and Sudan necessitates closer international attention. More on «Security in the Sahel—What Role for the European Union?» -
Jul 2012
How to Save the Sahel
Author: Francis Ghilès, William Lawrence
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This article addresses the growing turmoil in the Sahel in 2012, arguing that this could threaten the stability of several North African states and Europe as well. More on «How to Save the Sahel»
March 2012
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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 »»
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»
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»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
West Africa: Governance and Security in a Changing Region
Author: Abdel-Fatau Musah
Publisher: International Peace Institute (IPI)
This paper addresses the challenges to human and regional security in the territory covered by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). More on «West Africa: Governance and Security in a Changing Region»
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