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Denis Degterev

Professor, Doctor of Political Sciences, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Head of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations, RUDN

Vasily Filippov

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Ikhtiyar Aslanov

Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the Russian Federation and Belarus

Hussein Solomon

Doctor in Political Science, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Studies and Management at the University of the Free State (South Africa)

Stanislav Mezentsev

PhD in Economics, Executive Director of the Coordinating Committee for Economic Cooperation with African Countries (AFROCOM)

Glen Segell

PhD, Member of the Royal Geographical Society, Researcher at the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa (Israel)

Anna Davidchuk

Bachelor student, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Oumar Sidibe

Post-graduate student, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia; Member of Union of Malian writers

Zachariah Maiga

Coordinator of Operations in the Sahel countries, ICRC headquarters in Geneva

Tristan Ferraro

Senior Legal Adviser, ICRC Headquarters in Geneva

Svetlana Bokeria

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Anastasia Andronova

Master’s student of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Andrey Kortunov

Ph.D. in History, Academic Director of the Russian International Affairs Council, RIAC Member

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 by Islamist fundamentalist groups, suffers from threats and violence, and the level of security in the region is very low. Inefficient governance, incomplete and weak economic reforms, corruption at the state level lead to armed conflicts, internal instability and, as a result, impoverishment of the population and forced migration.

The authors of the report analyze the causes of economic and political crises in the region, consider the main actors of conflicts and suggest some ways to overcome crises.

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 by Islamist fundamentalist groups, suffers from threats and violence, and the level of security in the region is very low. Inefficient governance, incomplete and weak economic reforms, corruption at the state level lead to armed conflicts, internal instability and, as a result, impoverishment of the population and forced migration.

The authors of the report analyze the causes of economic and political crises in the region, consider the main actors of conflicts and suggest some ways to overcome crises.

African Pressure Points: Sahel (situation review and future prospects), 3 Mb

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