From a global perspective and new geopolitical paradigm, France’s leadership efforts in organizing the next fund-raising humanitarian conference in mid-April for Sudan, highlights the significance and increasing role entire Europe could play in resuscitating the
Abstract: A year and five months after the Somali government launched its offensive against al-Shabaab, the initial optimism that characterized its first few months have diminished as the counterinsurgency’s momentum has stalled in the central
Patterns in the Sahel’s coups provide guidelines to building effective democracies. Three years of coups around Africa’s Sahel region — eight of them in six nations, from Guinea on the Atlantic to Sudan on the
Executive Summary The United States has not traditionally viewed the Sahel as a region of vital interest, whether in terms of security or from an economic or business perspective. This has led to a pattern
The past month has sharpened a decade-old question for U.S. and international policymakers: How best, in 2024, to help stabilize what is now the world’s largest single zone of military rule and violent conflicts —
Among the old Somali tales, there is one that talks about a thief and a foolish man, where upon one day the thief was walking on a road in search of someone to rob. He
In practical terms, the indisputable geopolitical changes and the restructuring of global power architecture have significant impact on Russia’s military influence in Saharan-Sahel region, an elongated landlocked territory located between North Africa (Maghreb) and West
Des ministres du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger, trois régimes militaires regroupés au sein de l’Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES), se sont réunis jeudi à Ouagadougou en vue de créer une confédération,
Violent clashes between protestors and the police erupted in cities throughout Senegal late last week after President Macky Sall abruptly announced the postponement of upcoming presidential elections.Critics and members of the opposition in Senegal claim
A collection of maps from the Critical Threats Project’s analytical products.