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  Monitoring Bulletin of Supported Micro-Enterprises in the Moughataa of Bassikounou, Mauritania – March 2025 25/04/2025

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  This ACF monitoring bulletin presents the progress of 56 micro-enterprises supported in Bassikounou, Mauritania, under a UNHCR-funded project. Despite...

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  Country : Mauritania

  Organizations : Action Against Hunger – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA)
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NGO / Association report / Governance,
Monitoring Bulletin of Supported Micro-Enterprises in the Moughataa of Bassikounou, Mauritania – March 2025 25/04/2025
Summary :
This ACF monitoring bulletin presents the progress of 56 micro-enterprises supported in Bassikounou, Mauritania, under a UNHCR-funded project. Despite a fragile economic context, some positive trends are observed: improved debt repayment (88%), increased use of personal savings, and emerging financial diversification. Agriculture, livestock, and general trade prove most profitable, while solar energy remains the most vulnerable sector. However, major challenges persist: reliance on humanitarian aid, limited access to formal financing, poor business structuring, rising input costs, and client indebtedness. ACF recommends reinforced support (training, management tools, formalization, access to credit) to ensure long-term sustainability. The strong involvement of women and the growing use of community-based solutions (tontines, AVECs) are encouraging signs of economic resilience and adaptation.
Keywords :
Agriculture, Economic Development, Gender, Natural ressources, Education, Development, Gold, Aid, Private sector, Funding
Organizations :
Action Against Hunger – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA)
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  Forging Identity at Gunpoint 31/03/2025

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  The article titled “Forging Identity at Gunpoint: Violence and the Land Question in Mali” by Ibrahima Poudiougou and Giovanni Zanoletti, published in ...

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  Country : Mali

  Organizations : International Development Studies Review
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Forging Identity at Gunpoint 31/03/2025
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The article titled “Forging Identity at Gunpoint: Violence and the Land Question in Mali” by Ibrahima Poudiougou and Giovanni Zanoletti, published in 2020 in the Revue internationale des études du développement, examines how violence has become a tool of public policy in Mali, especially in land-related conflicts. The authors focus on the deadly clash between the villages of Mougna and Kossouma on June 25, 2016, which resulted in about twenty deaths and forty injuries. Although jihadists were not directly involved, the event illustrates the increasing militarization of land disputes since the 2012 rebellion. The article explores how ethnic and religious narratives—especially references to “jihadism”—are used to frame these disputes. Ultimately, the study reveals how rural institutions and state authority are being challenged through violent reconfigurations of identity and power.
Keywords :
Pastoralism, Conflict, REAL ESTATE, Political identity
Organizations :
International Development Studies Review
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  Sahel: Working in Cocoa… to Cultivate Sesame 12/02/2025

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  The article examines an economic and agricultural trend in West Africa: reinvesting income from working in cocoa plantations in Côte d'Ivoire into ses...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Ivory Coste

  Organizations : Revue Sésame
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Sahel: Working in Cocoa… to Cultivate Sesame 12/02/2025
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The article examines an economic and agricultural trend in West Africa: reinvesting income from working in cocoa plantations in Côte d'Ivoire into sesame and cashew nut cultivation in Sahelian countries. These crops provide a more profitable alternative to staple crops like maize and cassava. Cashew trees aid reforestation and soil fertility, while sesame, drought-resistant, fits well into local agricultural cycles. The rise of these crops improves farmers' economic conditions, promoting education and reducing rural exodus. However, labor migration to Côte d'Ivoire for cocoa farming, including child labor, remains a critical issue.
Keywords :
Culture, Agriculture, Economic Development, Natural ressources, Education, Development, Family, Gold, Illegal activity, EMPLOYMENT
Organizations :
Revue Sésame
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  Defending the Village, Fighting for the Land: The Mobilization of Armed Self-Defense Groups 31/03/2025

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  The article titled “Defending the Village and Fighting for the Land: Armed Mobilization of Self-Defense Groups and Agricultural Labor in the Dogon Cou...

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  Country : Mali

  Organizations : International Development Studies Review
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Defending the Village, Fighting for the Land: The Mobilization of Armed Self-Defense Groups 31/03/2025
Summary :
The article titled “Defending the Village and Fighting for the Land: Armed Mobilization of Self-Defense Groups and Agricultural Labor in the Dogon Country, Central Mali” by Ibrahima Poudiougou, published in 2024 in the Revue internationale des études du développement, examines how armed self-defense groups affect rural communities in central Mali. Focusing on the June 8, 2022 attack on Makou village—where 350 jihadists displaced 422 households—the author explores how the rise of militias like Dan Nan Ambassagou has normalized violence and reshaped local sociopolitical dynamics. The article highlights the dual identity of these fighters, who are both peasants and combatants, managing agricultural work alongside armed resistance. It also delves into kinship-based solidarities and local agreements, which structure resistance and power relations in the Dogon region. The study offers insights into the complex intersection of security, rural livelihoods, and community resilience in conflict settings.
Keywords :
Governance, Agriculture, Security, Violence, Groupes armés non étatiques, Selfdefense
Organizations :
International Development Studies Review
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