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Fragility, conflict and climate change in Mali and Sahel

The combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate change pose severe challenges to development and governance. What does this mean for Mali and the larger Sahel region?
12 December 2018
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar

Themes

  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • English

Nowhere is this more evident than in the Sahel region, which encompasses some of the world’s poorest and most fragile states. In the Sahel – an area encompassing Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – it is Mali which has become the culprit of violence. However, also Niger has received increased attention lately, as the key migrant route in Western Africa passes by the Northern Nigerien city of Agadez before entering Libya and Algeria.

In this seminar, Ibrahim Ag Youssouf, linguist and former facilitator in the Malian peace process of the 1990s, speaks on Mali’s recent history and the situation in Mali today. Next, research professor Morten Bøås will speak of the regional context and the new research project FRAGVENT, which looks at violent entrepreneurs in Libya, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Then, junior research fellow Bård Drange will speak on the international presence in the region. Finally, Mali-expert, former Minister Councilor at the Norwegian Embassy in Mali and former coordinator for the Mali-program at the University of Oslo Alida Boye, and Special Representative for Sahel in the Norwegian MFA, Halvor Sætre (TBC) will comment on the presentations given.

Senior research fellow Kari Osland will moderate the debate, which will be live streamed on NUPI’s YouTube channel:

Participants

Ibrahim Ag Youssouf
Linguist and former facilitator in the Malian peace process of the 1990s.
Morten Bøås
Research Professor
Bård Drange
Former employee
Alida Jay Boye
Mali expert
Halvor Sætre
Special representative for Sahel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
12 December 2018
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar

Themes

  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • English