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• Journal article / Governance,

  Islam and politics in the Sahel 01/12/2021

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  Cultural identity, Politics, Political party, Religion, Social

  Country : Mali , Niger

  Organizations : Foreign affairs
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• Academic analysis and Think Tank / Inclusion, Mediation and conflict management,

  Sahel: community dynamics and the "Peul question 15/11/2022

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  Cultural identity, Jihad, Communautarism

  Country : Sahel

  Organizations : Montaigne Institute
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• Podcast / Governance, Security and human rights,

  Urgently Countering the Breakdown of Trust Between Communities in West Africa 18/09/2025

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  This article highlights the urgent need to restore trust between communities in West Africa, in the face of growing intercommunal violence, particular...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Ivory Coste , Ghana

  Organizations : WATHI
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Podcast / Governance, Security and human rights,
Urgently Countering the Breakdown of Trust Between Communities in West Africa 18/09/2025
Summary :
This article highlights the urgent need to restore trust between communities in West Africa, in the face of growing intercommunal violence, particularly targeting the Fulani. Binta Sidibé Gascon, president of the Kisal Observatory, denounces abuses in Burkina Faso where Fulani populations are accused of collusion with armed groups and subjected to arbitrary arrests, summary executions, and massacres. She even uses the term “ethnic cleansing.” Such violence, perpetuated by impunity, fuels terrorist recruitment and undermines social cohesion. The article stresses that many Fulani are themselves victims of terrorism and that conflating an entire community with extremism deepens the cycle of violence. Two studies are recommended: one on mistrust toward Fulani communities in Côte d’Ivoire, and another on cattle rustling in the Burkina Faso–Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana border area. The author calls for moving beyond prejudice in order to preserve peaceful coexistence in West Africa.
Keywords :
Cultural identity, Governance, Pastoralism, Conflict, Counter terrorism, Violence, Communautarism, Insécurité, Impunity, Transhumance
Organizations :
WATHI
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• Journal article / Governance,

  Pan-Africanism, African research and global issues 13/02/2025

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  Issue 3 of the journal Global Africa, entitled “Pan-Africanism, African Research and Global Issues”, explores the origins and evolution of Pan-African...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Ivory Coste , Ghana , Morocco , South Africa

  Organizations : Global Africa
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Journal article / Governance,
Pan-Africanism, African research and global issues 13/02/2025
Summary :
Issue 3 of the journal Global Africa, entitled “Pan-Africanism, African Research and Global Issues”, explores the origins and evolution of Pan-Africanism as a political and epistemic movement. The authors, Cheikh Thiam and Mjiba Frehiwot, analyze Pan-Africanism, since the 17th century, in the service of the response to coloniality and dehumanization imposed by Euro-modernity.
Keywords :
Cultural identity, Politics, Governance, Knowlege production, Pan-Africanism
Organizations :
Global Africa
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