The Wagner Group has become a tool to further Russian objectives in Africa without attracting the scrutiny that regular military units would.
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To stem the tide of violent extremism across the Sahel region, especially northwest Nigeria, the vulnerabilities and grudges of border communities need to be properly addressed.
In the absence of peace, efforts to address climate risks will be restrained, ineffective and counterproductive.
Violence between herdsmen and farmers in the Sahel is nothing new, but in recent years Nigeria has a noticeable upturn in violence.
Labels that emphasise the social identities of the contending parties not only impede efforts to comprehend their causes but also obscure their vast dimensions.
Recent attacks on Togo show that West African states must act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of violent extremism.
Political extremism has a checklist. The more boxes are checked, the closer political extremism gets.
International support for Déby and the dependence on Chad’s peacekeeping troops had a downside: it came at the expense of democracy and respect for human rights.
Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
Les échecs des gouvernements élus de manière symbolique ont privé les dirigeants – ainsi que le système démocratique – d'une base populaire avant-gardiste.
The persistent power inequalities between Africa and Europe do not bode well for supposed change. This is why the latest summit is important.
A new wave of military coups could put the dividends of democracy out of reach in a region troubled by the effects of jihadism.
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L'attrait de la sécheresse comme explication de la faim est qu'elle supprime toute culpabilité aux décideurs politiques.
The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders - as well as the democratic system - a vanguard popular constituency.
Food security has six dimensions: availability, access, stability, utilisation, agency and sustainability.
Avec le dernier coup d'État au Burkina Faso, les décideurs politiques ouest-africains, français et américains sont à la croisée des chemins.
New illicit flows of arms and ammunition contribute to fueling conflict and instability in West Africa.
Pour résoudre les conflits djihadistes au Sahel, il faut aussi traiter les djihadistes comme des acteurs politiques qui cherchent à proposer une gouvernance alternative.
Climate change is forcing countries to review both their security strategies and their military sustainability.
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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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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Doctoral candidate, Regent University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Geography, University of Florida
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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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Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at University of Oxford, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, Director of Food, Agriculture & Society Program, Macalester College
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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President, Dickinson College
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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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Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Panitza Memorial Endowed Executive Director, Center for Information, Democracy and Citizenship at the American University in Bulgaria
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Lecturer-researcher, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako