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AfricaSource

Dec 10, 2018

Looking for unity in the Sahel

By Matthieu Fernandez

Recognizing the transborder nature of the security, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges facing them – ranging from terrorism to criminal trafficking to a major unemployment crisis – Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad banded together in 2014 to form the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel). While Western donor nations celebrated this initiative as a proof of the nations’ mutual commitment to improving the security situation in the region, in reality, the G5 Sahel remains heavily reliant on France and other international donors for funding and operational and logistic capacity, and exercises little decision-making power.

Africa English

In the News

Dec 1, 2018

Biberman in Political Science Quarterly: When Militias Provide Welfare: Lessons from Pakistan and Nigeria

By Atlantic Council

Nigeria Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Nov 5, 2018

Will missionary’s death Be a tipping point for US position on Cameroon crisis?

By Jonathan Gass

For decades, Cameroon enjoyed much praise from the international community for its self-styled portrayal as an “island of peace” in a volatile region, and the United States has long considered Cameroon a strategic partner.

Conflict Elections

In the News

Oct 19, 2018

Charai in El Mundo: Marruecos: ¿Un Laboratorio Para el Mundo Árabe?

By Atlantic Council

Morocco Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Oct 4, 2018

Moroccan conscription: An unfinished process

By Sarah Alaoui and Leila Hanafi

If passed by the country’s two parliamentary chambers, an expedited draft law 44.18 would reinstate mandatory military service for both Moroccan men and women between the ages of nineteen and twenty-five by the end of next year.

Morocco North Africa

AfricaSource

Oct 4, 2018

Notes for understanding African migration

By J. Peter Pham

This article appeared originally in French in the current print edition of the magazine Pouvoirs d’Afrique. This past summer, one could not help but wonder as the leaders of Europe and Africa, in separate meetings, seemed to talk past one another as they sought to deal with what has become one of the most significant—if […]

Africa English

In the News

Sep 13, 2018

Pham Joins RFI to Discuss CIA Presence in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here.

North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Aug 26, 2018

Pham Quoted in the Eagle on Ambassador Adefuye

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Nigeria

In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Pham Joins BBC Radio to Discuss the Mali Elections

By J Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here

Sahel

AfricaSource

Aug 13, 2018

After Mali’s runoff, challenges remain

By J. Peter Pham

As the attempts by militants to disrupt the democratic process underscored, the security situation in Mali, especially the sparsely-populated northern expanses of the country, remains precarious.

Africa Elections
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Experts

Millennium fellow

Nidal Azhary

Executive Director, L’Union Féministe Libre

Millennium Leadership Program

Human Rights Morocco

Fellow

Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Energy & Environment

Fellow

Aminata Niang

Visiting Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Future of Work

Fellow

Stanislava Mladenova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict

Fellow

Peter Mandaville

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Civil Society Freedom and Prosperity

Fellow

Rabah Arezki

Distinguished Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Economy & Business
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