At a time when UN peace operations are declining, African organisations are often the first responders to emerging crises.
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Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.
Armed groups in the Sahel are finding new ways to profit from the rapidly expanding lithium trade.
What do Mali’s military rulers and Burundi’s governing party have in common?
Africa’s ‘coup belt’ has seen rising anti-Western sentiment.
After more than a decade, external security intervention has left the Sahel region more fragmented, militarised and violent.
Located in the same Sahel region and threatened by similar jihadist insurgents, Nigeria has some lessons to learn from Mali.
Military regimes have shifted from presenting themselves as temporary ‘corrective’ interventions to becoming personalised systems of rule.
The business start-up vibe of the Nairobi summit is no coincidence.
Mali’s security situation requires resolution of Tuareg grievances, restoration of trust in the state, and political inclusion.
The strength of armed groups doesn’t come only from weapons but also from how deeply they are embedded in local realities.
Adolescent girls and young women are at the heart of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. They need to know their HIV status.
One of ten young Malian musicians chosen to study in Cuba, he would pioneer his own brand of African salsa.
Across Africa, governments are finding ways to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers and building capabilities they can control, maintain and adapt.
Beyond the rights to free movement, the AES withdrawal has real effects on Ecowas in terms of its legitimacy, strength and migrant rights.
Once in power, military rulers have little incentive to share authority.
Climate action can ease or add to crises in the Sahel region.
The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.
Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by Benin’s military to seize power.
Bamako is under immense pressure, but not under an effective siege.
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Lecturer-researcher, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Nonresident Research Fellow, Rice University
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Senior researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Associate Professor in Geography, University of Florida
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Professor of Conflict Studies, School of Conflict Studies, Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University
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Head of Data & Analytics and Senior Researcher for the Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam
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Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Security Assessment in North Africa project at the Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London