Women Preventing Violent Extremism (WPVE) in the Horn and Sahel (USIP)
Women must be integrated in the fight against the “drivers of violent extremism” in the Horn of Africa and the…
Conflict, Coping and Covid: Changing human smuggling and trafficking dynamics in North Africa and the Sahel in 2019 and 2020 (GI-TOC)
“Smuggling and trafficking in Libya, Tunisia, Niger, Chad and Mali” has been monitored by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized…
Climate-Related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Mali (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Extremism and crime are worsened by climate change, leading up to risks with regard to peace and security in the…
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism in the Regions of Sahel and Maghreb (UNICRI)
Local partners should be incorporated in efforts to counter violent extremism in the countries of the African Sahel region. Localized…
The Sahel: Europe’s Forever War? (Centre for European Reform)
Since 2012, when conflict first escalated in northern Mali, the Sahel has seen instances of violence erupting. The EU and…
Sahel: Council approves conclusions on the EU’s integrated strategy in the region (Council of the EU)
The European Union has expressed its intention to “deepen its partnership” with the G5 member states, existing institutions and, specifically,…
Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel (ClimateLinks/ USAID)
Religiously-motivated violence and networks animated by crime risks growing in Mali. At the intersection of climate change and conflict, complex…
Mistrust and Imbalance: The Collapse of Intercommunal Relations and the Rise of Armed Community Mobilization on the Niger-Mali Border (Resolve Network)
Conflicts exist in the border zones of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. There has been violence against the authorities, traditional…
Violent Extremist Offenders Rehabilitation and Reintegration in prison. A focus on the challenges and way forward in Mali (UNICRI)
Rehabilitation and reintegration measures of extremists can include education in general, vocational training, and psychological training, according to this article.…
The role of social media in Mali and its relation to violent extremism: A youth perspective (UNICRI, ICCT)
Social media platforms, as used not only by youth, but also violent extremists, can become a tool for worsening violence.…
Dogmatism or pragmatism? Violent extremism and gender in the central Sahel (international alert)
This report by ‘international alert’ focuses on gender roles and their consequences for the rise in violent extremism in the…
Pastoralism and Conflict: Tools for Prevention and Response in the Sudano-Sahel (Search for Common Ground)
This toolkit can help funding organizations, diplomatic representations, as well as practitioners, in finding guidance on how to design interventions…