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News, Resources & Upcoming Events (26/04/2021)

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News and Reports

Will events in Chad force a reset of Sahel strategy? – atlanticcouncil.org

Mort d’Idriss Déby : “la France perd un allié très important” dans le Sahel – France24.com

Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death –  Reuters

Niger: The African Commission must act for a human rights approach in the African Union’s handling of the political and security situation –  fidh.org

Sahel : l’Algérie et le Niger accordent leurs violons –  Jeuneafrique.com

Gérard Araud – La France devrait s’inspirer de l’Amérique et quitter le Sahel – lepoint.fr

Burkina Faso : « Juger Blaise Compaoré n’ajoutera pas à l’instabilité » – jeuneafrique.com

Mali: Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations – Human Rights Watch

Mali sets February date for presidential, parliamentary elections – aljazeera.com

Resources

In 2017 the Government of Rwanda retained the Washington DC law firm of Levy Firestone Muse LLP to investigate the role of the French government in connection with the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda that left more than 800,000 dead. The Muse Investigation report was submitted to the Government of Rwanda on 19 April 2021. It concludes that the French government bears “significant responsibility for enabling a foreseeable genocide”.

Upcoming Events

Security in Post-Military Nigeria | Tuesday 4 May 2021 | 1:30pm to 3:00pm

A round table discussion about current and future security threats facing Nigeria as a post-military nation, organised by The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
More info here

Email tsadmin@st-andrews.ac.uk to book a space.

 

News, Resources and Upcoming Events 1/04/2021

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News and Reports

  • Niger, Mali, Burkina : la stratégie de Barkhane a-t-elle atteint ses limites ? – Jeune Afrique
  • Rapport sur l’incident de Bounty du 3 janvier 2021- Nations Unies
  • G5 Sahel: le bataillon tchadien est arrivé à la frontière malienne – RFI
  • Mali: polémique autour d’une frappe de la force Barkhane vers Talataye – RFI
  • Mali : Deux morts et des blessés dans des attaques terroristes à Mandiakuy et Mopti (Centre)  – Maliweb
  • À Bamako, une manifestation contre les troupes étrangères au Mali – RFI
  • Conflict Networks in North and West Africa – OECD
  • MINUSMA to modernise Ménaka military base in three-borders region – Africa Intelligence
  • Entre le Mali et la France, rien ne va plus ! – Mondafrique
  • Après les massacres au Sahel, doit-on se résoudre à négocier avec les terroristes ? – Courrier International
  • Mali: première sortie à Ségou du général Sanogo récemment libéré – RFI
  • Mali – Gouvernance : Les misères de 30 ans de démocratie – Journal du Mali
  • Mali needs climate solutions, not more troops – Aljazeera

Resources

Proceedings of Colloquium: New Frontiers of Terrorism in Africa (17 March 2021)

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To quote please use:
Glen Segell, Sergey Kostelyanets, Hussein Solomon (eds) New Frontiers of  Terrorism in Africa: Proceedings of Colloquium, 17 March 2021, (Haifa: University of Haifa, 2021) ISBN 9798722092830 (Paperback) ISBN 9781901414479 (EPUB) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4604162

Events

Webinar: The UK’s Integrated Review: Implications for Africa-UK Relations

TUESDAY 13 APRIL 2021 | 13.00 – 14.15 London, BST VIA ZOOM Register here