July 2025
Counter-insurgency strategies in the Sahel: Efficacy, challenges and lessons for peacebuilding
Central Sahelian states of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have adopted multifaceted counter-insurgency (COIN) strategies, ranging from military offensives to community engagement, to combat violent extremism. Transitional governments have prioritized military restructuring. In Mali, this led to the recapture of the strategic northern town of Kidal from an alliance of predominantly Tuareg armed groups known as the Cadre...
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