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This edition highlights challenges relating to respect for regional balance in the implementation of development projects in the countries – all having shared but peculiar dynamics.
Since the coup wave swept across the Sahelian countries all battling insurgencies, foreign troops deployed to assist in the anti-jihadist campaigns have either evacuated or asked to leave by the ruling Juntas. Mali, Burkina Faso and most recently Niger have…
In 2001, a framework for security and counter-terrorism campaign was adopted at a Summit in Senegal known as the Dakar Declaration. At the summit, African Heads of State expressed serious concern about the development of terrorism, which, still constitutes an…
In response to the multifaceted and complex security challenges, including terrorism, and cross-border crime, sub-regional cooperation initiatives involving States that share common borders have emerged. The G5 Sahel, the Accra Initiative and the Multinational Joint Task Force are part of…
Not uncommon, but almost rare, is the case of African states or governments initiating local funding initiatives to combat insecurity. Taxes and levies are a few of the many ways that this can be achieved whether directly or indirectly. Examples…
Over the past few years, a significant and growing share of missions and operations have been devoted to training and capacity-building in fragile countries and regions in Africa, from the Horn to the Great Lakes and from the Sahel to…
WADR’s weekly magazine where we delve into the heart of the African security crisis, telling the stories and strategies to shape the region’s response to pressing challenges. Last week’s episode was on the nexus between competition for natural resources and…
Conflict over natural resources is likely to continue to pose significant threats to Africa’s security, there is therefore the need to elaborate a comprehensive strategy to meet and overcome these threats. This strategy should combine existing instruments and approaches more…
Interactions among community-based armed groups, state security forces and insurgent groups are consequential for understanding a conflict’s political and economic dimensions and developing locally responsive political strategies. But developing these responses requires an understanding of Strategies used by armed groups…
As recent projections estimate, population growth will remain a challenge throughout Africa, although growth rates have slowed over recent decades. Africa’s population will continue to grow strongly over the next few decades, especially in sub-regions such as the Sahel. Many…
The Central Sahel region of Africa, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Over 16 million people need assistance and protection, representing a 172 percent increase from 2016. The number of internally displaced people…
Alongside the broadcast of testimonies, and interviews with resource persons including victims, government officials and activists in jihadist-plagued states of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria, the joint production by WADR and Open Society Foundation OSF (IN THE SAHEL) holds…
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