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• Research Report / Governance,

  Between Destabilization and Local Rooting: Jihadist Groups in the Malian Conflict Since 2015 24/01/2025

  Summary :

  This report, authored by Aurélie Campana and published in March 2018 by the Raoul-Dandurand Chair at the Université du Québec à Montréal, explores the...

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  Country : Mali

  Organizations : Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques
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Research Report / Governance,
Between Destabilization and Local Rooting: Jihadist Groups in the Malian Conflict Since 2015 24/01/2025
Summary :
This report, authored by Aurélie Campana and published in March 2018 by the Raoul-Dandurand Chair at the Université du Québec à Montréal, explores the resilience of jihadist groups in the Malian conflict since 2015. Despite international and national military efforts, these groups show remarkable adaptability through organizational fluidity and local embeddedness. The document delves into the dynamics of the Malian conflict, highlighting the interplay of local power struggles, intercommunal tensions, and the state's legitimacy crisis. While fragmented, jihadists leverage violence to sustain influence and recruitment, occasionally attempting to position themselves as governance alternatives. The report also examines the complexity of alliances among jihadist groups and raises the question of their potential inclusion in political processes.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, Natural ressources, Conflict, Jihad, Terrorism, Political Violence, Gold, Violence, Threat
Organizations :
Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques
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• Journal article / Governance,

  The gender quota as a government technique in Burkina Faso: a mixture of new instruments and political inertia 29/01/2025

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  The article The gender quota as a government technique in Burkina Faso: between change of instruments and political inertia, written by Abdoul K. Said...

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  Country : Burkina Faso

  Organizations : Afrique contemporaine
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Journal article / Governance,
The gender quota as a government technique in Burkina Faso: a mixture of new instruments and political inertia 29/01/2025
Summary :
The article The gender quota as a government technique in Burkina Faso: between change of instruments and political inertia, written by Abdoul K. Saidou and published in Afrique Contemporaine (n°275, 2023/1), analyzes the application and the limits of the gender quota policy in Burkina Faso. Despite the adoption in 2009 of a law imposing a quota of 30% of female candidates in municipal and legislative elections, its impact has remained limited. The article highlights the political resistance and circumvention strategies put in place by the parties, in particular the effect of these quotas. The 2020 reform, which introduced new incentive instruments (such as a financial bonus for parties respecting quotas), did not allow for significant representation of women. The author thus underlines the political inertia and the systemic obstacles which slow down the effective application of this policy.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, State, Gender, Natural ressources, Justice, Mediation, Election, Gold, Social
Organizations :
Afrique contemporaine
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• Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance, Security and human rights,

  Security and Judicial Cooperation in West Africa 23/01/2025

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  The study "Security and Judicial Cooperation in West Africa to Combat Jihadist Armed Groups" examines regional initiatives addressing the jihadist thr...

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

  Organizations : Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’École Militaire (IRSEM)
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance, Security and human rights,
Security and Judicial Cooperation in West Africa 23/01/2025
Summary :
The study "Security and Judicial Cooperation in West Africa to Combat Jihadist Armed Groups" examines regional initiatives addressing the jihadist threat in West Africa. The author highlights the Accra Initiative, an intergovernmental mechanism focused on information sharing, security force training, and joint operations. Military cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, as well as challenges in judicial collaboration, are explored. The study emphasizes limited successes, institutional barriers, and the need for political momentum to enhance these efforts.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, State, Natural ressources, Security, Jihad, Terrorism, Gold, Human security, Cooperation
Organizations :
Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’École Militaire (IRSEM)
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• Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,

  Schooling of girls and (re)configuration of gender relations 30/01/2025

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  The article explores the growing place of girls in Arab-Islamic education in Senegal and its impact on gender relations. Historically, this education ...

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  Country : Senegal

  Organizations : Afrique contemporaine
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Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,
Schooling of girls and (re)configuration of gender relations 30/01/2025
Summary :
The article explores the growing place of girls in Arab-Islamic education in Senegal and its impact on gender relations. Historically, this education system was dominated by boys, but since the 1990s, private and public initiatives have allowed for greater female inclusion. Arab-Islamic education is seen as a tool for social moralization and protection against negative influences. However, it also conveys rigid gender norms, with an emphasis on the training of girls as future wives and mothers. Despite these constraints, young girls invest in this educational space to achieve skills, strengthen their autonomy and sometimes even compete with men in religious and educational roles. Education thus becomes a space for negotiation between tradition and modernity, between control and female emancipation.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, Power, Gender, Natural ressources, Justice, Religious education, Education, Family, Gold, Social
Organizations :
Afrique contemporaine
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