Risks and Threats in the Western Sahel. Radicalization and Terrorism in the Sub-Region

This article addresses the most important security challenges existing in the Western Sahel countries, an emerging sub-region encompassing Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The sub-region is very much affected by developments in neighboring countries such as Algeria, Libya, and Nigeri...

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Main Author: Echeverría Jesús, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Ansar Eddine
Boko Haram
CEMOC (Coordination of Major Staffs from Algeria
Niger
Mali
and Mauritania)
G-5 Sahel Organization
illegal trafficking
MINUSMA (United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Mali)
MUJAO (Movement for Unity and Jihad in Western Africa)
Al Qaida en las Tierras del Magreb Islámico (AQMI)
CEMOC o Coordinación de Estados Mayores de Argelia
Níger
Malí y Mauritania)
Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Estabilización de Malí (MINUSMA)
Movimiento para la Unicidad del Islam y el Yihad en África Occidental (MUYAO)
Organización G-5 del Sahel
tráficos ilícitos
Al Qaida dans le Maghreb Islamique (AQMI)
CEMOC (Coordination des états-majors de l’ Algérie
le Mali
la Mauritanie et le Niger)
Mission des Nations unis pour la Stabilisation du Mali (MINUSMA)
Mouvement pour l’ Unicité et pour le Jihad dans l’ Afrique Occidentale (MUJAO)
Organisation du G-5 Sahel
traffics illicites
Online Access:http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5289804
Source:Paix et sécurité internationales: revue maroco-espagnole de droit international et relations internationales, ISSN 2341-0868, Nº. 3, 2015, pags. 167-183
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Risks and Threats in the Western Sahel. Radicalization and Terrorism in the Sub-Region
Summary: This article addresses the most important security challenges existing in the Western Sahel countries, an emerging sub-region encompassing Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The sub-region is very much affected by developments in neighboring countries such as Algeria, Libya, and Nigeria, among others. A number of recent processes – the Arab revolts and their effects in Libya and Egypt, the reinforcement of Boko Haram as a regional terrorist threat, etc – have contributed to aggravate insecurity in a region that suffers environmental problems, political instability, inter-communitarian tensions and illegal trafficking since a number of decades ago. All these risks and threats are inviting states and international organizations to become more and more involved in order to provide responses and, eventually, solutions

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