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  Beyond President Trump's Distraction: The Very Serious Profiling of Heads of State Visiting the United States 18/07/2025

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  In this episode of Les Voix de WATHI, Pape Abdou Ndour examines the highly publicized July 9, 2025, meeting at the White House between Donald Trump an...

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  Country : Mauritania , Senegal , Guinea-Bissau

  Organizations : WATHI
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Podcast / Governance,
Beyond President Trump's Distraction: The Very Serious Profiling of Heads of State Visiting the United States 18/07/2025
Summary :
In this episode of Les Voix de WATHI, Pape Abdou Ndour examines the highly publicized July 9, 2025, meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and five African presidents (Gabon, Guinea‑Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal). Beneath the surface of ceremonial protocol, the author reveals that Washington relies on the CIA to conduct serious profiling of foreign leaders through a comprehensive briefing — covering personality, goals, national context, friction points, and political outlook — to grant the U.S. president a strategic edge . This preparation is detailed in an article by Judd Devermont, Intelligence Advantage: Profiling African Leaders’ Meeting with U.S. Presidents. Such intelligence-driven diplomacy shapes interactions before, during, and after visits. Considering this intense strategic exercise, the author urges African countries to enhance their own information-gathering capabilities to better defend their interests
Keywords :
Governance, Diplomacy, Intelligence artificielle
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WATHI
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• Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance, Security and human rights,

  Meeting between Trump and Five African Presidents: How Can Diomaye Faye’s Senegal Benefit from It? 14/07/2025

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  The article highlights the unprecedented Washington meeting held from July 9 to 11, 2025, between Donald Trump and five African presidents (Gabon, Gui...

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  Country : Mauritania , Senegal , Liberia , Guinea-Bissau

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance, Security and human rights,
Meeting between Trump and Five African Presidents: How Can Diomaye Faye’s Senegal Benefit from It? 14/07/2025
Summary :
The article highlights the unprecedented Washington meeting held from July 9 to 11, 2025, between Donald Trump and five African presidents (Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal). While Trump implemented an executive order suspending U.S. aid and pivoting his foreign policy towards bilateral deals grounded in trade and security, this summit presents a strategic opportunity for Senegal, under President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Aligning with its “Senegal 2050” agenda, the country can capitalize on this shift by asserting regional leadership, showcasing its strengths in security, energy, and digital sectors, and positioning itself as a key player amid China and BRICS influence. The global shift from traditional aid to structured commercial partnerships provides a platform for Senegal to emerge as a reliable strategic partner, attracting productive investment.
Keywords :
Governance, Economic Development, Security, Diplomacy, International cooperation
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WATHI
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• Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,

  Sharing Intelligence: The Case of the Sahel 24/09/2025

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  This article focuses on intelligence sharing in the Sahel region, analyzing cooperation among African states as well as interactions between regional ...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Niger

  Organizations : International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (Taylor & Francis)
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Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,
Sharing Intelligence: The Case of the Sahel 24/09/2025
Summary :
This article focuses on intelligence sharing in the Sahel region, analyzing cooperation among African states as well as interactions between regional actors and external powers. The author discusses how intelligence is shared or withheld based on strategic, security, or sovereignty considerations, and highlights challenges such as trust deficits, institutional capacity gaps, and power asymmetries. Even when cooperation frameworks exist, their effectiveness is often undermined by rivalries, resource constraints, or contradictory policies. The study offers concrete case studies illustrating barriers to cooperation, along with proposals to strengthen information-sharing mechanisms (legal frameworks, harmonization, regional governance). In the Sahel context, the article argues that better integration of intelligence is vital for more effective counter-extremism efforts and regional stability.
Keywords :
Governance, Extremism, Cooperation, Violence, Institution, Instabilité
Organizations :
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (Taylor & Francis)
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• Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,

  Productive failure, African agency, and security cooperation in West Africa: The case of the G5 Sahel 25/09/2025

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  This article examines South–South security cooperation in Africa through the case of the G5 Sahel. The authors argue that regional organisations, desp...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Chad , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Benin , Ivory Coste , Togo , Ghana

  Organizations : European Journal of International Security (Cambridge University Press, BISA)
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Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,
Productive failure, African agency, and security cooperation in West Africa: The case of the G5 Sahel 25/09/2025
Summary :
This article examines South–South security cooperation in Africa through the case of the G5 Sahel. The authors argue that regional organisations, despite being guided by the mantra of “African solutions to African problems,” remain rigid, underfunded, and donor-dependent. In this context, ad hoc initiatives such as the G5 Sahel and the Accra Initiative have proliferated, appearing more flexible and context-sensitive. However, these often become “zombified” institutions shaped by external funding and donor agendas. The G5 Sahel exemplifies this paradox: while it failed to curb insecurity, it nonetheless fostered military cooperation and generated new forms of African agency. This “productive failure” illustrates how Sahelian states repurpose constraints into political opportunities, reassert sovereignty, and engage in new bilateral or regional arrangements, including the creation of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES).
Keywords :
State, Economic Development, Security, Conflict, Education, Development, Human security, Cooperation, Threat, Knowlege production
Organizations :
European Journal of International Security (Cambridge University Press, BISA)
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