- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa
Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa
Just published! Urbanization has not led to an increase in urban violence in North and West Africa. Quite ...
- Social & Institutional Determinants of Vulnerability & Resilience to Climate Hazards in the Sahel
The Sahel Research Group has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to study the impact of climate change in West Africa, this project was one of 17 grants selected from 220 applications by the Minerva Research Initiative.