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• International agencies report / Security and human rights,

  Strengthening Psychosocial Wellbeing for Sustainable Peace 20/05/2025

  Summary :

  This participatory research report, based on consultations with 1,155 individuals in Burkina Faso’s Cascades region, analyzes how armed conflict affec...

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  Country : Burkina Faso

  Organizations : Interpeace – Centre for Sustainable Peace
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International agencies report / Security and human rights,
Strengthening Psychosocial Wellbeing for Sustainable Peace 20/05/2025
Summary :
This participatory research report, based on consultations with 1,155 individuals in Burkina Faso’s Cascades region, analyzes how armed conflict affects mental health, social cohesion, and livelihoods. It identifies four trauma-related psychological profiles: hyperactivity, avoidance, dissociation, and re-experiencing. The study highlights key triggering and sustaining factors, including social disruption, displacement, weakened livelihoods, and a loss of trust in institutions. Findings demonstrate the deep interconnection between mental health, social cohesion, and economic resilience. The report advocates for a holistic approach combining trauma prevention, community dialogue, and livelihood support. It also recommends using local cultural practices—such as intergenerational dialogue and communal farming—to help rebuild the social fabric and promote sustainable peace.
Keywords :
Power, Natural ressources, Security, Peace, Education, Family, Gold, Human security, Social, Knowlege production
Organizations :
Interpeace – Centre for Sustainable Peace
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• Infographie / Governance,

  Regional Mapping of Disinformation in Africa 16/05/2025

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  This report documents the sharp rise in disinformation campaigns across Africa—from 50 in 2022 to 189 in 2024—with nearly 60% sponsored by foreign sta...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Niger , Nigeria , Central African Republic , Libya , Sudan , Tunisia , South Africa , Kenya

  Organizations : Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
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Infographie / Governance,
Regional Mapping of Disinformation in Africa 16/05/2025
Summary :
This report documents the sharp rise in disinformation campaigns across Africa—from 50 in 2022 to 189 in 2024—with nearly 60% sponsored by foreign state actors, chiefly Russia, China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. West Africa is the most targeted region, with 72 campaigns, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. These campaigns aim to shape political narratives, undermine democracy, support military coups, and discredit international institutions. Russia-linked networks, including Wagner, have been central in the Sahel. The report also highlights increasing domestic disinformation, notably during Kenya’s 2022 and Nigeria’s 2023 elections, as well as growing involvement of Islamist militant groups. Disinformation is spreading rapidly due to social media use and declining press freedom, posing a significant threat to stability, civil rights, and democratic governance across the continent.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, State, Natural ressources, Education, Gold, Social, Influence, Infowar, Information
Organizations :
Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
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• State-national agency report / Governance, Security and human rights, Mediation and conflict management,

  What Role for Senegal in the Crisis Between the AES and ECOWAS? 16/05/2025

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  This Policy Brief explores Senegal’s role in mediating the crisis between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), formed by Mali, Burkina Faso,...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Ivory Coste , Togo

  Organizations : AFD, IRD, ICE, PASAS
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State-national agency report / Governance, Security and human rights, Mediation and conflict management,
What Role for Senegal in the Crisis Between the AES and ECOWAS? 16/05/2025
Summary :
This Policy Brief explores Senegal’s role in mediating the crisis between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), formed by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger after their withdrawal from ECOWAS. Drawing on its diplomatic tradition and neutrality, Senegal, under President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been appointed as a facilitator. While Senegal officially promotes the AES’s return to ECOWAS, its emissary's statements suggest a more nuanced stance. The brief analyzes issues of regional integration, governance, security cooperation, and sovereignty. It highlights the need for realistic mediation, one that acknowledges the AES states’ security concerns while preserving ECOWAS’s democratic and economic frameworks. The document also emphasizes the regional consequences of the split, including economic fragmentation and weakened security cooperation, urging Senegal to play a strategic and balanced role.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, Power, State, Natural ressources, Security, Justice, Conflict, Gold, Human security, Diplomacy, Crisis
Organizations :
AFD, IRD, ICE, PASAS
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• Infographie / Governance,

  Severe Flooding Deepens the Burden on Fragile African States 19/05/2025

  Summary :

  In 2024, Africa experienced unprecedented flooding across 27 countries, affecting over 11 million people, causing 2,500 deaths, and displacing 4 milli...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Chad , Gambia , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Ivory Coste , Togo , Central African Republic , Sudan , Liberia , Guinea-Bissau , Sierra Leone , Tanzania , Kenya , Uganda , Democratic Republic of Congo , Ethiopia

  Organizations : Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
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Infographie / Governance,
Severe Flooding Deepens the Burden on Fragile African States 19/05/2025
Summary :
In 2024, Africa experienced unprecedented flooding across 27 countries, affecting over 11 million people, causing 2,500 deaths, and displacing 4 million. The most severely affected countries included Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Sudan, and South Sudan. These extreme events, intensified by climate change and El Niño, are becoming more frequent. The report emphasizes that governance is a key factor in vulnerability: the most affected countries are largely categorized as “not free,” with limited disaster response capacity. Poor infrastructure, weak institutional preparedness, and corruption have worsened the impact. The article calls for stronger climate resilience through improved governance, risk prevention policies, and early warning systems. It also links state fragility to environmental shocks and stresses the need for integrated solutions to address compounding humanitarian and climate-related crises.
Keywords :
Power, State, Governance, Natural ressources, Conflict, Education, Gold, Poverty, Threat, Civil Society
Organizations :
Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
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