Wagner in Libya – combat and influence
The private military company Wagner Group is the most decisive player in the military strategy of the Libyan national army, headed by Marshal Khalifa Haftar
The Algerian strategy in the Sahel: Shift or adaptation
This study examines Algeria’s possible changing role in the Sahel conflict in the wake of the announcement of the termination of the French military operation Barkhane in 2022
Tinder to the fire: Burkina Faso in the conflict zone
This study examines the reasons why northern Burkina has been engulfed by endemic violence since the mid-2010s, in an effort to understand future evolutions and recommend coping and preventive action
Escalating conflicts in Burkina Faso
In October 2014, a popular uprising in Burkina Faso precipitated a military coup against twenty-seven-year incumbent Blaise Compaoré. After a fourteen-month transition, a failed coup in September 2015, and a presidential election the following month, President Roch Kaboré took office in December 2015
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
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