... peculiarities of their foreign policy, do not attract the attention of major players. In other words, by standard metrics of corporate governance, cooperation with such countries appears risky and unjustified. Geographically, these nations are located in the Sahel and West Africa. The governments in some countries of the subregion are often transitional (Mali, Burkina Faso) and/or are still in search of their own foreign policy program (Guinea, CAR). Dialogue with them is therefore invariably difficult, as ...
... between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in security and social development
On July 6, 2024, the military leaders of Mali (Assimi Goïta), Niger (Abdourahamane Tchiani) and Burkina Faso (Ibrahim Traoré) signed a treaty establishing the Confederation of Sahel States, or, more precisely, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States—retaining the acronym AES (
Alliance des États du Sahel
in French). The document was signed in Niamey, Niger, during the summit of the Alliance of Sahel States, a military ...
On June 10, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) held a seminar in Lagos themed “Geopolitical and Geostrategic Competition in Sahel: Positions of Russia, the U.S., France and the EU.”
On June 10, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) held a seminar in Lagos themed “Geopolitical and Geostrategic ...
... relations scholarship in recent years, but also with the country’s approach to specific problems – in particular, with the “regional solution for regional problems” proposition which describes the APDR’s view of the conflicts in Libya and the Sahel.
Despite a clear positing of foreign policy principles, the geographical priorities of APDR’s foreign policy are not so obvious. If they were defined quite distinctly in the time of A.A.
Bouteflika
(Algerian diaspora abroad – Maghreb – Arab ...
On May 15, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) jointly held a roundtable discussion “Information and Cultural Sovereignty of Sahel Countries Amid Global Transformation Processes. Threats and Opportunities for the System of Russia-Africa Relations”
On May 15, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy ...
On March 27, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for Popular Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance of Sahel States as a New Component of Regional Security: Threats and Opportunities for Russia.”
On March 27, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for Popular Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance of Sahel ...
RIAC and ICRC Report No. 77 / 2022
RIAC and ICRC Report No. 77 / 2022
The Sahel region is characterized by ecological instability and limited arable land. In addition, the region is characterized
by a high birth rate, gender inequality and an inefficient education system. The population of the region is constantly under
attack ...
On October 29, 2021, RIAC held the second webinar to analyze the challenges in Central Africa and the Sahel region and to discuss the prospects for Russia-Europe cooperation
On October 29, 2021, RIAC held the second webinar to analyze the challenges in Central Africa and the Sahel region and to discuss the prospects for Russia-Europe cooperation. CONFLITS,...
... Multilateralism, and others.
On the other hand, certain elements of France’s current policy in Africa have left a distinctly less favourable impression than as it meets the eye, especially among the Africans. This mainly has to do with security issues: in the Sahel, Paris has been running its Operation Barkhane to fight terrorism since 2014, and no victory seems to be in sight for the French troops and their allies. Having “inherited” the operation from François Hollande, Macron tried to follow the “three ...
The webinar was organized within the framework of RIAC project "Russian Strategy in Africa"
On April 8, 2021, RIAC hosted an international webinar "Sahel Region of Africa: Key Challenges and Effective Solutions". The webinar was organized within the framework of RIAC project "Russian Strategy in Africa".
Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation,...
