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Défis sécuritaires dans la zone Sahelosahélienne : le challenge de la mise en adéquation et de la coordination entre réponses internationales et nationales
Authors
Youssef Tobi
September 8, 2020
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International Relations
Geopolitics
Security & Defense
Africa
Sahel

Les pays du Sahel font face à des changements politiques qui affectent négativement le continent africain dans son ensemble. Ce papier, tout en traitant la question des armées et de leurs implications dans des zones de conflits, notamment au Mali, pierre d’achoppement de la région, tente d’établir le lien essentiel entre sécurité et développement. La nécessaire importance à accorder au renforcement des institutions nationales est aussi en filigrane des arguments développés.

This chapter was originally published in « Rapport annuel sur la géopolitique de l’Afrique - 2020 »

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