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As climate model uncertainties remain very large for future rainfall in the Sahel, a multi-centennial perspective is required to assess the situation of current Sahel climate in the context of global warming. We present here the first... more
Nonstate transnational actors have long played a central role in Sahelian economic structures and geopolitical arrangements because of their capacity to constitute sources of authority and sustenance outside and across state structures.... more
In 2012, northern Mali seceded from the rest of the country under the leadership of secessionist and Islamist groups. This, and subsequent events, have been interpreted, broadly speaking, in two ways. First, as a result of the unchecked... more
War-torn deserts, jihadist killings, trucks weighted down with contraband and migrants—from the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands to the Sahara, images of danger depict a new world disorder on the global margins. With vivid detail, Ruben... more
Intervention dans le cadre du Colloque sur « l'UE et l'approche globale : le cas des crises en Afrique » organisé conjointement par l'IHEDN et l'Institut Egmont à Bruxelles le 9 juillet 2015. Coordination, cohérence, efficacité et... more
The Sahel Sahara is one of the largest poorly governed regions in the world. Terrorism, banditry, trafficking (humans, arms, drugs), cattle rustling and armed robbery have thrived in the region. The governments of the countries that share... more
Through an analysis of its official propaganda, this paper undertakes an analysis of Jamā’at Nuṣrat al-Islām wa-l-Muslimīn (JNIM), a new alliance made up of groups loyal to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Sahel region. With... more
Tout premier instrument régional juridiquement contraignant relatif au déplacement interne ayant été adopté au monde, la Convention de Kampala représente une avancée historique pour promouvoir la responsabilité de l'État dans la... more
The Mali conflict and the intervention of the European Union Resume After the outbreak of the Mali civil war the security risks caused by the war, such as the expansion of the Al-Qaeda's influence and the increasing number of illegal arms... more
Fabuloso Reino dos Mansas do Mali, ISBN: 1230000896061, é um texto que primeiramente, foi disponibilizado na Plataforma Kobo pela Editora Kotev (Kotev ©) em Janeiro de 2016. Em Abril de 2018, este mesmo material foi transformado em texto... more
Résumé À travers l’analyse de trente-sept lettres diplomatiques provenant du Borno (nord-est du Nigeria actuel), datés de 1824 à 1918, cet article apporte une nouvelle lumière sur le fonctionnement d’une administration au service d’une... more
The purpose of this research has been to examine the era of securitization in the Sahara-Sahel meta-region of West Africa. It begins with an executive summary of the research, followed immediately by a historical perspective on the... more
The Sahel, an African territory 5000 km long and between 100 and 1000 km width, is today one of the most important matters of concern for Europe and, for the time being, the European citizens are not enough aware about the problem.
Η Αλ Κάιντα του Ισλαμικού Μάκρεμπ είναι μία τζιχαντιστική τρομοκρατική ομάδα, η οποία δρα στη Βόρεια Αφρική. Οι στόχοι της οργάνωσης έγιναν ευρέως γνωστοί το 2008, όταν ο Abdelmalek Droukdal έδωσε συνέντευξη στους New York Times.... more
Despite being central to the development of Saharan regional connectivity, northern Chad has been closed to researchers since the late 1960s and thus remains virtually unknown to scholarship. Based on long-term fieldwork, The Value of... more
Names and naming practices are inscribed in power politics: what names mean and to what extent names (are supposed to) “fit” with the legal, moral, and social requirements of the societies involved are defined by those in power. While any... more
In the 1970s and 1980s, a fierce debate took place concerning the vulnerability and adaptive practices of farmers and herders in the West African Sahel, and the utility of concepts including ‘adaptation’ to drought. The region has had the... more
All presidents in independent Chad have relied heavily on armed support, creating ample armies, feared presidential guards, and terrifying secret services. Proxy wars, political mistrust, economic opportunity-seeking, and strategic... more
In 2015, the release of a Regional Action Plan updating the EU Sahel Strategy triggered the progressive apparition of a new paradigm: regionalisation. Building on the implementation of a comprehensive approach in Sahel, this paradigm... more
Depuis la Déclaration de Paris de 2005 sur l’efficacité de l’aide au développement, l’injonction d’optimisation de l’aide apparait de façon récurrente dans le discours des bailleurs. Elle s’inscrit, de plus, dans un contexte international... more
West Africa is in the grip of a wave of coups, popular protests and fierce geopolitical struggles. Amy Niang argues that declining western hegemony in the region goes hand to hand with intensified competition for access and control of... more
S’inscrivant dans une tendance lourde initiée à la suite de l’effondrement du bloc soviétique, le rythme des opérations extérieures françaises s’est considérablement accéléré à la suite de l’opération Harmattan en Lybie en 2011 . Que ce... more
The January 2013 French military intervention in Mali exposed the rising threat of ‘terrorist’ and illicit networks in the Sahel, but more importantly the intertwined limits of Malian politics and of the international politics of African... more
Recension de mon livre par le professeur Ahmed Chokri (Université Mohammed V de Rabat)
The article studies the influence of the Arab Spring on the rise of terrorist activity in countries of the Sahel. For decades this region has been one of the most unstable in Africa and in the Afrasian instability zone. However, in the... more
Le littoral mauritanien, entre 16°30 N et 18°30 N présente une morphologie très régulière qui juxtapose des milieux salés à divers milieux dunaires. Son climat présente un double dégradé : décroissance de la pluviométrie du sud au nord,... more
África Occidental se ha convertido en zona de actuación de redes delictivas y terroristas que aprovechan la permeabilidad de las inabarcables fronteras, la incapacidad de las fuerzas de seguridad y la corrupción de los servidores públicos... more
Un rapport du projet de recherches du Centre FrancoPaix, "Stabiliser le Mali: les défis de la résolution des conflits". Ce rapport vise à identifier les obstacles, les défis et les dilemmes auxquels fait face la MINUSMA. Alors que... more
The record labels Sahel Sounds and Sublime Frequencies position themselves as insurgent alternatives to the mainstream music industry’s capitalist profiteering in the global circulation of Tuareg music. While they are rooted in an art... more
En janvier 2012, une rébellion au nord du Mali amorçait une série d’événements qui entraînèrent des répercussions bien au-delà des frontières maliennes. En mars, un coup d’État mené par des éléments de l’armée nationale contre le... more
This is a report of the Centre Francopaix's "Stabilizing Mali" research project. Its goal is to identify the obstacles, challenges and dilemmas facing the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. Some have noted the deficiencies of its action and... more
On oublie trop souvent que le couscous est présent depuis plusieurs siècles dans l’ouest du Sahel, comme plat quotidien, mets de fête, collation ou nourriture de voyage. La diversité de ses appellations en Sénégambie et dans les régions... more
This article examines the effects of UN peacekeeping and international counterterrorism operations upon the possibilities of peace in Mali. Following the January 2013 French operation Serval, the international intervention was divided... more
Au cours de l’année 2017, la jeune organisation inter-gouvernementale du G5 Sahel s’est retrouvée projetée au cœur de l’actualité diplomatique internationale à l’occasion du vote de deux résolutions du Conseil de sécurité des... more