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  The Myth of Political and Social Struggle: When African Youth Dream of Revolution 23/06/2025

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  On June 6, 2025, young Togolese protesters mobilized in several cities, notably Lomé, to denounce the enduring regime of Faure Gnassingbé, in power si...

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  Country : Togo

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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,
The Myth of Political and Social Struggle: When African Youth Dream of Revolution 23/06/2025
Summary :
On June 6, 2025, young Togolese protesters mobilized in several cities, notably Lomé, to denounce the enduring regime of Faure Gnassingbé, in power since 2005 and heir of a political dynasty that has ruled Togo for over 50 years. This mobilization reflects a broader pan-African youth uprising, where young people challenge locked, illegitimate, or neo-colonial political systems. The article highlights similar movements elsewhere in Africa: in the Sahel against French military presence, in Kenya against anti-social economic policies, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding government inaction on persistent insecurity. The author, Bah Traoré, examines the “myth of the political and social struggle,” suggesting that these movements represent demands for renewal, democratic alternation, and a desire for sociopolitical transformation through youth-driven popular revolts.
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Politics, Governance, Youth, Social, Crisis, Pan-Africanism
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  Researching migration in West Africa: A systematic and reflexive review 12/11/2025

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  This article offers a systematic and reflexive review of 656 publications (1958–March 2022) on intra-West African migration, sourced from Scopus using...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Gambia , Mali , Senegal , Togo , Guinea , Ghana , Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde

  Organizations : Comparative Migration Studies (SpringerOpen / Springer Nature)
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Researching migration in West Africa: A systematic and reflexive review 12/11/2025
Summary :
This article offers a systematic and reflexive review of 656 publications (1958–March 2022) on intra-West African migration, sourced from Scopus using PRISMA and Mayring’s qualitative content analysis. It documents a sharp rise in output since the 2000s, with research clustered on Ghana and Nigeria, followed by Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Dominant topics are work/labour, social/family relations, and ethnicity/identity, while environment and climate change have recently gained traction. Studies focus more on outcomes than drivers of migration and tend to privilege urban destinations (the “urban trap”). Women and youth remain underrepresented, and translocal approaches are still uncommon. In terms of knowledge production, authors’ affiliations are predominantly in the US and Europe, reflecting postcolonial hierarchies; the authors call for decolonizing research agendas and strengthening West Africa-based scholarship.
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Migration, Gender, Climate change, Environment, Youth, Women
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Comparative Migration Studies (SpringerOpen / Springer Nature)
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  Preventing Violent Extremism in The Gambia: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Strengthening Resilience 02/12/2025

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  This policy brief examines why The Gambia, despite being ranked among Africa’s safest countries, remains vulnerable to violent extremism. Regional ins...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Gambia , Mauritania , Niger , Senegal , Guinea-Bissau

  Organizations : WATHI
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Preventing Violent Extremism in The Gambia: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Strengthening Resilience 02/12/2025
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This policy brief examines why The Gambia, despite being ranked among Africa’s safest countries, remains vulnerable to violent extremism. Regional insecurity—especially Mali’s crisis, Sahelian instability, and porous borders—creates significant exposure risks. Internal vulnerabilities amplify these threats: growing religious radicalization within some madrasa systems, the influence of reformist preachers, rising sectarian tensions, and severe youth unemployment. The brief stresses the need for a multisectoral approach combining security reform, stronger governance, regulation of religious education, community mediation, youth engagement, and empowerment of women and local leaders. Efforts led by the Gambian government, ECOWAS, civil society, and youth organizations—such as security sector reform, counterterrorism strategies, peace education initiatives, and the Youth, Peace and Security Action Plan—highlight progress. However, coordination remains weak, institutions operate in silos, and rural communities face structural marginalization and limited state presence, which heighten their vulnerability to radicalization and extremist narratives. Strengthening resilience requires sustained, integrated, and community-centered interventions.
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Governance, Security, Youth, Extremism, Vulnerability, Violence, Radicalisation
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  Africa’s Decent Jobs Problem – Some Policy Options 04/09/2025

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  The article highlights Africa’s critical issue: the shortage of decent jobs, especially impacting youth. Referencing data from the ILO and Afrobaromet...

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  Country : Nigeria

  Organizations : WATHI
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Africa’s Decent Jobs Problem – Some Policy Options 04/09/2025
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The article highlights Africa’s critical issue: the shortage of decent jobs, especially impacting youth. Referencing data from the ILO and Afrobarometer, it reveals that up to 80% of workers are in vulnerable employment . What sets this policy brief apart is its solutions-oriented approach, offering policy options designed to enable transitions from the informal to formal sector. These include enhancing social protection, improving access to quality education, and fostering entrepreneurship, particularly among women and young people . It stresses the importance of job quality — including job stability, security, and dignity — over mere job creation. The article further underscores Africa’s demographic dividend potential, contingent on economic diversification beyond extractive industries
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Governance, Youth, Vulnerability, EMPLOYMENT
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