Prospects for the G5 Sahel countries to 2040
New research on the Sahel’s development prospects in the context of growing insecurity will be discussed.
Date: 2019-12-05
Time: 15:00 to 17:00
Venue: Azalaï Hotel, Bamako
RSVP: Zachel van Aswegen, Phone: +27 12 346 9500, Email: [email protected]
Alassane Kamara, Phone: +223 79 38 94 24, Email: [email protected]
The Sahel region faces crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated impact of climate change, rapid population growth, extreme poverty and underdevelopment. As these challenges intensify, international attention on Burkina, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger has increased largely owing to the spread of violent extremism and use of the region as a transit route for migrants to Europe. This event will discuss the current security situation and launch the latest ISS report on the region’s long-term development prospects.
Chair: Amb Jolke Oppewal, Embassy of Netherlands, Bamako, Mali
Speakers:
Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Head, African Futures and Innovation, ISS Pretoria
Ibrahim Maïga, Researcher, ISS Dakar
