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Long term trends across security and development in the Sahel

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  • Daniel Eizenga

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Following the 2013 French military intervention in Mali, significant attention has been paid to issues of security and development in the Sahel. The stability of Sahelian countries and the capacity of their governments to manage social change and resulting tensions have major security implications for migration flows, economic development, and health concerns both for local people and for the broader international community. The rise of violent religious extremism in the region and the varied efforts to curtail its spread have raised international alarm and prompted important resources to be invested by both domestic governments and foreign partners. This paper offers a broad overview of the current situation in the Sahel paying attention to the intersecting and overlapping issues of security and development. The paper then interrogates three central themes—poverty, migration, and conflict—adopting a historical perspective to examine long-term trends in the region. In doing so, it aims to contribute to contemporary policy discussions by offering evidence of how these dynamics have either changed or persisted across this centrally important region during the last several decades.

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  • Daniel Eizenga, 2019. "Long term trends across security and development in the Sahel," West African Papers 25, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:swacaa:25-en
    DOI: 10.1787/630477ee-en
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    1. Basedau, Matthias & Deitch, Mora, 2021. "One year after: Has the COVID-19 pandemic increased violence in sub-Saharan Africa?," GIGA Working Papers 327, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
    2. Khan,Amjad Muhammad & Rodella,Aude-Sophie, 2021. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall? : New Insights on Water Security and Fragility in the Sahel," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9805, The World Bank.
    3. Husam Rjoub & Chuka Uzoma Ifediora & Jamiu Adetola Odugbesan & Benneth Chiemelie Iloka & João Xavier Rita & Rui Miguel Dantas & Mário Nuno Mata & José Moleiro Martins, 2021. "Implications of Governance, Natural Resources, and Security Threats on Economic Development: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-18, June.

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    Keywords

    development; migration; Sahel; violent extremism;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • N47 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Africa; Oceania

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