Future of the Western Sahel - Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
The Sahel region of West Africa is buffeted by accelerated climate change and the spread of deserts, by the rapid growth of an increasingly youthful population, and by all the crises of extreme poverty. Accompanying those challenges is the spread of conflict within countries and across borders. France, with 4500 troops fighting violent extremists, is reassessing its role in the region after the deaths of 13 troops in Mali in November and scores of soldiers killed in Niger recently. African security studies experts produced a report by African scholars and organized a December conference in Mali to imagine the future of five beleaguered nations.
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West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
allAfrica, 5 December 2019
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
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West Africa: Anti-French Sentiment On the Rise As Security Situation Deteriorates
DW, 12 December 2019
Despite the ongoing presence of French troops in the troubled Sahel region, violent attacks against civilians and security forces are still commonplace. So why isn't the situation… Read more »
Senegalese peacekeepers are part of an emergency plan in support of the Malian authorities to protect civilians.
Documents
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5 December 2019
Prospects For The G5 Sahel Countries To 2040
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The G5 Sahel countries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - are confronted with multiple challenges. This report uses the International ... see more »
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Africa: How Has Mauritania Managed to Stave Off Terror Attacks?
ISS, 6 December 2019
No terrorist attacks have been recorded on Mauritanian soil since 20 December 2011. On that day, a gendarme, Ely Ould Mokhtar, was kidnapped in the town of Adel Bagrou on the… Read more »
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West Africa: How the Sahel Has Slipped Into a New Post-Jihadist Era
The Conversation Africa, 26 November 2019
Bakary Sambe, Université Gaston Berger Read more »
The G5 Sahel HQ destroyed by a terrorist attack on 29 June 2018 in Mopti, Mali.
InFocus
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Military solutions have clearly not been successful in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel. The lessons of America's war in Afghanistan should have forced the international ... Read more »
InFocus
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In order to help more than 20 million people affected by famine in the Sahel region, the UN has made an appeal for U.S. $20 billion. Read more »
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The Sahel region, a vast arid stretch of land linking six countries in West Africa -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal -- is home to some of the most ... Read more »
