Mapping Africa Transformations

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Populist civil society, the Wagner Group, and post-coup politics in Mali

Populist civil society, the Wagner Group, and post-coup politics in Mali

The military coup of August 2020 upended Mali’s fragile liberal democratic order
Political violence targeting women in West Africa

Political violence targeting women in West Africa

Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence

Borders and conflict in North and West Africa

This publication examines the role of border regions in shaping patterns of violence since the end of the 1990s in North and West Africa

Non-military actors as a regional strategy in the Lake Chad region

The purpose of this paper is to examine current regional strategies employed to counter extremism in the Lake Chad Basin region

Conflict networks in North and West Africa

Conflicts in North and West Africa have become more violent and widespread than in the past

Women and conflict

Over the last decade, conflicts have become more violent and widespread in West Africa and women and girls pay a high price

Women and climate change in the Sahel

This paper explores the gendered impacts of climate change in the Sahel

Financing for gender equality

Official development assistance (ODA) for Gender Equality in West Africa has increased in recent years