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  Digital Economy in Africa: Legal Challenges, Enforcement Mechanisms, and Cooperation 11/04/2025

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  This article from Global Africa Sciences analyzes the legal challenges of Africa’s digital economy. It highlights the transformative impact of digital...

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  Country : Nigeria , Senegal , Morocco , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya

  Organizations : Global Africa
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Journal article / Governance,
Digital Economy in Africa: Legal Challenges, Enforcement Mechanisms, and Cooperation 11/04/2025
Summary :
This article from Global Africa Sciences analyzes the legal challenges of Africa’s digital economy. It highlights the transformative impact of digital technologies and emphasizes the need for coherent legal and regulatory frameworks. Key challenges include data governance, cybersecurity, payment system interoperability, and user rights protection. Despite frameworks like the Malabo Convention and African Union digital strategies, implementation remains slow due to fragmented jurisdictions and limited enforcement capacity. The article advocates for a “third way” of regulation that combines legal rigor (hard power) with flexible experimentation (soft power), including the use of regulatory sandboxes. This hybrid approach aims to develop a sustainable, inclusive, and sovereign African digital economy aligned with local needs and global standards.
Keywords :
Governance, Economic Development, Numérique, Cybersecurity
Organizations :
Global Africa
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  The New Pathologies of Democracy in West Africa 16/04/2025

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  This report provides a critical assessment of the state of democracy, rule of law, human rights, and governance in West Africa. It highlights three in...

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

  Organizations : Afrikajom Center
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NGO / Association report / Governance,
The New Pathologies of Democracy in West Africa 16/04/2025
Summary :
This report provides a critical assessment of the state of democracy, rule of law, human rights, and governance in West Africa. It highlights three interlinked crises: security, institutional, and health-related. Despite the presence of political pluralism, the region is witnessing growing authoritarianism, the persistence of third-term presidencies, and the erosion of institutions. Dysfunctional regulatory mechanisms are fueling political unrest, violations of fundamental rights, and contested elections. Based on country-level analyses, the report recommends strengthening the role of regional organizations, civil society, and African democratic norms. The aim is to alert decision-makers and social actors to the urgent need to rebuild a substantive and inclusive democracy in the face of current threats.
Keywords :
Governance, Democracy, Human Rights
Organizations :
Afrikajom Center
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  The Silence of the Lambs: Legal Rationales Behind France’s War on ‘Jihadist Groups 07/04/2025

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  Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi’s report explores France’s military strategy against jihadist groups, particularly in the Sahel, revealing a lack of transparen...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Chad , Mali , Niger

  Organizations : International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)
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International agencies report / Governance, Security and human rights,
The Silence of the Lambs: Legal Rationales Behind France’s War on ‘Jihadist Groups 07/04/2025
Summary :
Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi’s report explores France’s military strategy against jihadist groups, particularly in the Sahel, revealing a lack of transparent legal justification. Unlike the U.S., which has openly articulated legal frameworks for its war on terror, France maintains silence, although its strategic documents and actions imply an extensive interpretation of international law. The author argues that France mirrors U.S. legal narratives by stretching the boundaries of jus ad bellum and jus in bello to legitimize ongoing military operations. Drawing on French parliamentary records and strategic reports, the paper highlights how France frames its fight as a generalized and indefinite war against jihadist groups. This implicit legal approach allows France to operate across borders and time without explicit legal constraint. Mignot-Mahdavi warns that such legal ambiguity normalizes endless conflict and undermines accountability, challenging the international rule of law.
Keywords :
Governance, Security, Terrorism, Counter terrorism, Crise humanitaire
Organizations :
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)
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  Central Sahel's Migration Regimes: Post-Transit and Post-Bordering Dynamics? 11/04/2025

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  This article analyzes the transformation of migration regimes in Central Sahel, especially in Niger, a country historically sidelined in migration stu...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Niger , Nigeria , Benin , Ivory Coste , Algeria , Libya

  Organizations : Revue européenne des migrations internationales
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Journal article / Governance,
Central Sahel's Migration Regimes: Post-Transit and Post-Bordering Dynamics? 11/04/2025
Summary :
This article analyzes the transformation of migration regimes in Central Sahel, especially in Niger, a country historically sidelined in migration studies. It details the rise of "transit" as a dominant migration regime from the 2000s, driven by international governance and EU externalization policies. Institutionalized through law (notably the 2015-36 anti-smuggling law), migration in Niger became increasingly criminalized and controlled. However, recent dynamics—including Sahelian crises (armed conflict, forced displacements), the 2023 repeal of migration laws, the growth of intra-African mobility recognized in Niger’s 2020 National Migration Policy, and the expansion of humanitarian infrastructure—challenge this framework. The Sahara now functions as a “trap space” for migrants, marked by constrained mobility, violence, and legal uncertainty. The article ultimately calls for a reconceptualization of transit not as passage or blockage, but as precarious, multi-directional movement shaped by both national policy shifts and regional instability.
Keywords :
Governance, Migration, Boundary
Organizations :
Revue européenne des migrations internationales
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