... Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance of Sahel States as a New Component of Regional Security: Threats and Opportunities for Russia.”
The experts explored the social and political development of the countries making up the Alliance of Sahel States. Russian and African experts also exchanged views on the alliance’s real capabilities in tackling external and internal threats.
The speakers also addressed the organizers’ questions on the internal and external drivers behind the expansion of geographic control ...
... instability and, as a result, impoverishment of the population and forced migration.
The authors of the report analyze the causes of economic and political crises in the region, consider the main actors of
conflicts and suggest some ways to overcome crises.
African Pressure Points: Sahel (situation review and future prospects)
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On October 29, 2021, RIAC held the second webinar to analyze the challenges in Central Africa and the Sahel region and to discuss the prospects for Russia-Europe cooperation
On October 29, 2021, RIAC held the second webinar to analyze the challenges in Central Africa and the Sahel region and to discuss the prospects for Russia-Europe cooperation. CONFLITS,...
..., the Tropical Forest Alliance, the Alliance for Multilateralism, and others.
On the other hand, certain elements of France’s current policy in Africa have left a distinctly less favourable impression than as it meets the eye, especially among the Africans. This mainly has to do with security issues: in the Sahel, Paris has been running its Operation Barkhane to fight terrorism since 2014, and no victory seems to be in sight for the French troops and their allies. Having “inherited” the operation from François Hollande, Macron tried to follow the “three ...
The webinar was organized within the framework of RIAC project "Russian Strategy in Africa"
On April 8, 2021, RIAC hosted an international webinar "Sahel Region of Africa: Key Challenges and Effective Solutions". The webinar was organized within the framework of RIAC project "Russian Strategy in Africa".
Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation, Belarus,...