Symposium: Taking Stock of the Sahelian Jihads: Motivations, Impacts, Responses

Upcoming Symposium: Taking Stock of the Sahelian Jihads: Motivations, Impacts, Responses 4-5 April 2025 Gainesville, FL Long a peaceful—if poor and underdeveloped—region, the Sahel has tragically become the epicenter of militant Islamist activity in Africa since the collapse of Mali in 2012. In the crucible of a facilitating international environment and domestic state weakness, violent […]

Standing up for a science that matters

The Sahel Research Group at the University of Florida joins colleagues around the world in “Standing up for Science” in the face of the current political challenges. On 28 February 2025, with no advance notice, we were informed that our research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Initiative on the impact of climate […]

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 […]

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

2nd Annual SRG/International Crisis Group Symposium on the Sahel 17 April 2023 Gainesville, FL 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 […]

Dr. Bruce Whitehouse – Marriage and Women’s Rights in Mali

Coming up on 25 October Dr. Bruce Whitehouse from Lehigh University will be talking about Marriage and Women’s Rights in Mali. His presentation will draw from his latest book titled: Enduring Polygamy. Plural Marriage and Social Change in African Metropolis. The seminar will take place in the SRG office, 109 Rolfs Hall from 11:45 to […]

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