Webinar on Sahelian Insecurities & Opportunities

On Thursday 27 January 15.00-18.00, a Round-Table on Political Stakes, Community Conflicts, and Citizen Mobilisations is co-organized by the Forum for Africa Studies at Uppsala University, the Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Comparative, Engagée et Transnationale (LACET), and the Mande Studies Association (MANSA).

The round-table is a timely event to listen to, and discuss with, scholars to better understand what is currently going on, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Since a decade the Sahel region is in a sociopolitical and security turmoil with escalating terrorist attacks, deadly violence, community conflicts, and national political crises, including coups d’état. Multiple insecurities are framing the understanding of the region. Yet citizen mobilizations and popular struggles for change are also part of what is currently going on. Hence, alongside with understanding current insecurities, this round-table explores opportunities in the Sahel. Participants are scholars with long-term research on the ground.

Chair: Sten Hagberg
Participants: Diana Ayeh, Virginie Baudais, Ludovic O. Kibora, Yaouaga Félix Koné, Mariame Sidibé, and Aly Tounkara

The Webinar is open to the public, and is free of charge. No registration is required. The Webinar will benefit from simultaneous French-English Translation.

More info here

Please view the recordings from the webinar here!

Presentations by Virginie Baudais, Ludovic O. Kibora and Yaouaga Félix Koné

https://media.medfarm.uu.se/play/video/14892

Presentations by Mariame Sidibé and Aly Toungara

https://media.medfarm.uu.se/play/video/14893

Discussion Part 1

https://media.medfarm.uu.se/play/video/14894/ok

Discussion Part 2

https://media.medfarm.uu.se/play/video/14895/ok