- New Research: Reassessing Democracy in Niger (2000–2025) by Leonardo Villalón
We are excited to share a new contribution to the study of African politics from Leonardo Villalón. In the recently released volume, Democracy in Sub-Saharan ...
- New Research on Local Trajectories and the Strategic Power of Borderlands
Two new blog posts from colleagues Dr. Steven Radil and Dr. Olivier Walther reveal that local violence is not a random series of events, but ...
- “Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel” Workshop (POMEPS/CGIS)
On February 20, the Sahel Research Group joined a high-level exchange at the “Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel” workshop.
Hosted by the UF ...
- Workshop on climate change in Dakar
Our colleagues from the Sahel Research Group project on the impact of climate change in the Sahel are meeting in Dakar in February with their ...
- New publication: Intersectionality Matters
Intersectionality matters. An analysis of women’s empowerment among livestock holders in Nepal, Senegal and Uganda
This new paper focuses on the intersection between gender and caste ...
- Symposium: Taking Stock of the Sahelian Jihads: Motivations, Impacts, Responses
SRG-ICG 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 ...
- 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 ...
- Roads and Conflicts in North and West Africa
Transport infrastructure is critical in armed conflicts. A dense infrastructure network allows states to provide services to the civilian population and defeat insurgents in a ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...