October 2022

Jihadism in Sahel and spillover risks towards north Africa

North Africa Talks welcomes Alex Thurston, an expert on Jihadism in the North Africa-Sahel region, to talk about the security situation in the region and emerging trends and risks.

Interview
October 2022

Jihadism in Sahel and spillover risks towards north Africa

North Africa Talks welcomes Alex Thruston, an expert on Jihadism in the North Africa-Sahel region, to talk about the security situation in the region and emerging trends and risks.  

Article
February 2022

France’s African policy is at a dead end. And Putin is in the fast lane

Mali’s military junta has booted out the French ambassador, Joël Meyer, for criticising its decision to postpone national elections indefinitely

Research paper
February 2018

Traditional conflict resolution – A way out of the crisis?

Since 2012, Mali has tried hard to move forward out of its worst security and political crisis

Research paper
January 2018

Mali’s tragic but persistent status quo

The West African nation of Mali has been in crisis since 2012. That year, a northern separatist rebellion led by members of the Tuareg ethnic group, set in motion a chain of events that reverberates to the present