This is in line with the current trend of creating ad hoc forces, with a mandate for military intervention that goes beyond peacekeeping. (84) But “it presents the risk of dispersion and dilution of the original specificity that underpins its legitimacy”. (85) A legitimacy undermined by the incompatibility of the armies of member countries in t

One of the solutions to terrorism is to offer a counter-discourse, alternative, positive. Teaching a moderate, tolerant and peaceful Islam, as is the case in Morocco, is part of an effective initiative to combat radicalization. Mali benefits from a cooperation program with this country in the field of training imams. Furthermore, the response to th

The Sahel is characterized by a number of issues that explain its internal fragility. The first, of a structural nature, stems from the difficulty of the states in the region to establish their sovereignty over their entire territory. The second problem is due to a deficit in governance and development. Constraints on the Sahel states to assert the

The Sahel countries are developing countries. Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad rank at the bottom of the UNDP Human Development Index, (32) with low scores in health, education, and living standards. These countries have good potential for economic growth, and lack of security is a major reason why it is not being tapped. At the same time, climate cha

The military intervention launched in Mali in January 2013 has exclusively modified the topography of jihadism in the Sahel-Saharan sub-region, on the other hand the structures and the gravity of the crisis require a political approach. Instability does not only affect the Sahel-Saharan countries but also a significant part of North Africa. Libya h