Terrorism

  • 29 Sep 2016

    Mali: No peace in sight

    Country: 
    Mali
    Topics: 
    Democracy & Peace
    Sahara-Sahel
    Security
    Terrorism
    Members: 
    France
    Body: 
    The 29 September 2016 report of the UN Secretary General on the situation in Mali presents a bleak appraisal of the past three months. It barely masks the widespread frustration over the continued lack of concrete progress in the peace agreement’s implementation. Problems include: violations of the ceasefire in the Kidal region; inter-communal clashes in the Mopti region; attacks against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), etc. Read on
  • 15 Jul 2016

    Food insecurity reaches extreme level in Borno State

    Country: 
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Agriculture & Fisheries
    Development co-operation
    Food security & Nutrition
    Resilience
    Security
    Terrorism
    Members: 
    CILSS
    ECOWAS
    UEMOA
    RPCA: 
    RPCA
    Body: 
    Nigerian Minister of Health Isaac Adewole declared on 27 June a "nutrition emergency" in Borno State, where a large portion of the population is facing problems with access to food, water and health services due to the conflict in the north-east of the country. Information from recent rapid assessments raises the possibility that a famine could be occurring in the worst affected and less accessible pockets of the state. Read on
  • 28 Jun 2016

    West Africa: Investing in peace

    Topics: 
    Democracy & Peace
    Sahara-Sahel
    Security
    Terrorism
    Members: 
    Switzerland
    Body: 
    The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of the Swiss Confederation, organised a high-level meeting on the theme "Investing in peace and the prevention of violence in West Africa and the Sahel-Sahara" from 27 to 28 June in Dakar. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the causes of violence in West African societies and to identify ways to address them. Read on
  • 21 Jun 2016

    Development aid in the face of Boko Haram

    Country: 
    Chad
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Development co-operation
    Security
    Terrorism
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Members: 
    France
    Body: 
    Olivier Ray, head of the crises and conflicts unit at AFD, offers some courses of action in response to Boko Haram violence in this article in the Ideas for Development blog. Development aid institutions must adapt their modes of action to the challenges of the regions where they operate, as they may well impact the fragility in which terrorist movements take root. However, they are neither an alternative to military struggle against terrorism, nor an ideological response. Read on
  • 19 Mar 2016

    The regionalisation of Boko Haram

    Country: 
    Chad
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Security
    Terrorism
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    This Diploweb dossier dedicated to the regionalisation of the Islamic sect was prepared on the occasion of the 8th edition of the Grenoble Festival of Geopolitics: African Dynamics. According to the author, many analysts exaggerate the political influence of Boko Haram, which remains “relatively poor in resources”. Its military success can be mostly explained by the failure of the Nigerian government. The dossier provides an overview of facts and figures as well as a timeline of key events. Read on
  • 13 Mar 2016

    Islamist terrorism strike Côte d'Ivoire

    Country: 
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Topics: 
    Security
    Terrorism
    Democracy & Peace
    Members: 
    France
    Body: 
    Côte d'Ivoire has no longer been spared by the Islamist terrorism that exists globally. On 13 March, three armed assailants opened fire on a beach and in several hotels in the resort town of Grand-Bassam, about 40km from Abidjan, killing 19 people according to the most recent reports. The majority of the victims were of Ivorian nationality. The attack occurred in the tourist area of ​​Grand-Bassam, where many Abidjan residents, Ivorian and foreign, spend the weekends away. Read on

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