FBA Research Brief: Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel
Written by
Jenny Lorentzen
Senior Research Fellow
Yvan Guichaoua
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
Sidy Mariko
Kurukanfuga University in Bamako
Ed.
Summary:
Over the past decade, dialogue processes have been a cornerstone of national and international efforts to address the multifaceted crisis affecting the countries of the Central Sahel.
Since 2020, the military has seized power in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger and radically changed the approach to solving the crisis and the role of dialogue. Is there still room for dialogue as an instrument of peace in the Central Sahel and, if so, in what form? This is a key question this report addresses.
Three thematic arenas of dialogue are reviewed: regional diplomatic dialogue, dialogue with jihadist rgents, and women’s participation in conflict resolution and national dialogue processes.
The report takes stock of progress made in these dialogue arenas over the years, discusses the remaining challenges under the Sahelian military regimes, and makes concrete recommendations to national, regional and international actors for how dialogue can be supported in the current political and security climate characterizing the region.
Since 2020, the military has seized power in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger and radically changed the approach to solving the crisis and the role of dialogue. Is there still room for dialogue as an instrument of peace in the Central Sahel and, if so, in what form? This is a key question this report addresses.
Three thematic arenas of dialogue are reviewed: regional diplomatic dialogue, dialogue with jihadist rgents, and women’s participation in conflict resolution and national dialogue processes.
The report takes stock of progress made in these dialogue arenas over the years, discusses the remaining challenges under the Sahelian military regimes, and makes concrete recommendations to national, regional and international actors for how dialogue can be supported in the current political and security climate characterizing the region.
- Full version: https://fba.se/en/about-fba/publications/research-brief---prospects-for-dialogue-in-the-central-sahel/
- Publisher: Folke Bernadotte Academy
- Page count: 11
- Language: English
- Pages: 1 - 11
Written by
Jenny Lorentzen
Senior Research Fellow
Yvan Guichaoua
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
Sidy Mariko
Kurukanfuga University in Bamako