Recent attacks on Togo show that West African states must act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of violent extremism.
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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.
Chad’s political institutions are corroded by corrupt politics to a degree that make true political reforms highly unlikely.
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.
Mali’s state decay must be halted before it collapses: here are five areas that need attention.
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Doctoral Candidate in Leadership Studies, King's College London
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Research fellow at the UWA Africa Research & Engagement Centre, The University of Western Australia
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Doctoral candidate, Regent University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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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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Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at University of Oxford, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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DPhil-Candidate in International Relations, University of Oxford
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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President, Dickinson College
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Senior Lecturer in Energy & Environmental Sciences, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in colonial and post-colonial studies, University of Birmingham
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Director & Research Fellow, University of Pretoria
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Systems, University of California, Merced
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Stirling
