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Symposium: Identity and Ideology in the Sahelian Jihads

Violent extremist groups in the Sahel have proliferated, splintered, and formed affiliations with actors elsewhere in the Muslim world. This has resulted in a complex and shifting landscape of groups and alliances, characterized by occasional collaboration but also frequent infighting. Our symposium will bring together four experts with deep knowledge and research experience on Sahelian jihadi movements to examine the nature of these groups and the forces driving them.

Sahel Research Group at ASA 2024

Annual meeting 2024, Chicago, IL University of Florida Sahel Research Group talks Thursday December 12 10:15-12:00, Purdue. Author Meets Critic: Faith-based Student Activism in Togo and Benin: Muslims and Christians on University Campuses. With K.D. Thompson, Frédérick Madore, Ebenezer Obadare, Leonardo Villalón and Marius Kothor 1:30-3:15, Denver. Regime Protectors, Counter-Terrorism Forces, or Coup Plotters? Understanding […]

Third Annual Sahel Symposium: “Creating a Safe Space for Analysts, Activists and Scholars”

Third Annual Sahel Symposium: “Creating a Safe Space for Analysts, Activists and Scholars” University of Florida’s Sahel Research Group &  International Crisis Group’s Sahel Project West Africa Research Center, Dakar, Senegal, May 13-14, 2024 About the SRG/ICG annual symposium For the past two years, the University of Florida’s Sahel Research Group (SRG) and the International […]

2nd Annual SRG/International Crisis Group Symposium on the Sahel

2nd Annual SRG/International Crisis Group Symposium on the Sahel More than a decade after the March 2012 coup and government collapse in Mali, the Sahelian political landscape has been radically transformed, characterized by a new governance context that has been largely shaped by rising insecurity, military coups, and the failure of the French and multi-lateral […]