1. Stability in the time of COVID-19: implications for the Sahel
- Author:
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Abstract:
- Since the early 2010s, increased volatility in the Sahel has aroused widespread concern, spurring the establishment of regional and international groupings to deal with the many security and governance challenges that have undermined stability in the region. Among those efforts were the creation of the G5 Sahel cooperation framework (2014), the G5 Sahel Joint Force (2017), the Sahel Alliance (2017) – and more recently, in June 2020, the International Coalition for the Sahel, to tackle instability in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Those five countries are the focus of this paper.
- Topic:
- Security, International Cooperation, Governance, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso