Countries in the Sahel are facing political changes that affect the rest of the continent and the world. The Sahel region has had a long history of vulnerability owing to dry land conditions, climate change as well as movements of people. These factors have resulted in porous frontiers often lacking legitimacy. In such a vacuum extremist organizations have expanded their ambitions and capacities drawing an “Arc of Instability”. • Are the measures taken by the Sahel countries and their allies only treating the symptoms rather that the disease? • What are the operational frontiers for the security of the Sahel? • What is the implication of Mediterranean countries and the danger posed on them by the terrorist armed groups in the Sahel? • With the emergence of “narcoterrorism”, what is the link between terrorism and drug trafficking? • Which development oriented measures could be taken to tackle the root causes of terrorism?
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