A child born in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia is 10 times more likely to die in the first month of life than a child born in a rich country.
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Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
Il y a peu de résultats visibles sur le terrain après huit ans de guerre au Mali.
There are few visible results on the ground after eight years of war in Mali.
Informal employment is significant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plight of informal workers needs to be highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jihadi groups take advantage of endemic poverty, inequality, high unemployment levels, illiteracy, ethnic divisions, and poor governance to spread their campaign of violence in the Sahel region.
Any recognition of the coup could incentivise future ones. Yet Alpha Condé can’t simply be restored to office, sweeping under the carpet the dubious basis on which he has retained power.
The political will displayed by the Sahel member countries of the G5 Task Force appears to be out of step with the actual capabilities of their armies.
Resolving jihadist conflicts in the Sahel requires treating jihadists not as terrorists only but also as political actors who seek to provide an alternative form of governance to the status quo.
Africa’s Great Green Wall must immediately speed up to meet the needs of people along the edges of the Sahara Desert.
Whatever its flaws, it doesn’t mean the government action plan should be ignored or opposed. Rather, more needs to be done to achieve its goals.
The over-militarisation of the crisis across the Sahel region has done little to foster stability.
Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
Mali’s state decay must be halted before it collapses: here are five areas that need attention.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
Mali’s recent coup is a reflection of power wrangling between politicians and the military.
Mali’s president and prime minister have just been arrested and dismissed by the military junta which brought them to power in the first place a few months ago. How did this happen?
ECOWAS needs to be decisive in enforcing its protocols and sanctioning members that flout the provisions of its protocols and policies.
Empowerment can mean different things for different women, but access to information is key. In Mali radio is the main source of information.
Descent-based slavery – when a slave status is ascribed to a person based on their alleged ancestry – continues to exist in Mali.
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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