Mapping Africa Transformations

Reports

Read in depth studies and publications.

Political settlements with jihadists in Algeria and the Sahel

This paper analyses past settlements with jihadists in Algeria and the Sahel, distinguishing between “stabilising settlements” that remove fighters from the battlefield versus “delaying settlements” that allow jihadists to accumulate resources and recruits

Violent extremism in the Sahara-Sahel

Numerous extremists groups are active across the Sahara-Sahel area and in the Lake Chad region

The unstable foundations of political stability in Chad

Chad has emerged as an important counter-terrorism partner in the Lake Chad Basin and the broader Sahel-Sahara region due to its recent political stability and military contribution to security efforts in these troubled zones

The G5 Sahel and its joint force

On 16 February 2014, the heads of state of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger met in Nouakchott to create the G5 Sahel, a regional body designed to co-ordinate strategies and policies on defence, security, governance, infrastructure and resilience in the Sahel