Essays about: "mali"

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  1. 1. The West African Coup Trap : A qualitative case study of military coups d'état in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joy Hansen; [2024]
    Keywords : Coup d état; Mali; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guinea; External impact; Climate change; Political instability; France; Russia;

    Abstract : Africa is the continent having the most coups d'état. From 2020 to 2022, there were six coups and three coup attempts on the continent. This study aims to investigate the causes of these coups d'état in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea, four former French colonies in West Africa. READ MORE

  3. 2. Galli Non Grata in Mali? Explaining why France left Mali in August 2022

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Julyan Paillard Borg; [2024]
    Keywords : Sahel; Mali; France; Russia; Operation Barkhane; Task Force Takuba; Coup d’État; transition; jihadist; civil-military relations.;

    Abstract : Based on the understanding that Mali and Russia will be unable to contain the jihadist security threat in Mali, this paper explains why France withdrew from Mali in 2022 and why the latter intensified its cooperation with Russia. Existing literature points to operational obstacles and grievances directed towards France’s presence in Mali, however, it falls short of explaining whether these are explanatory for France’s withdrawal, or why France wouldn’t have left earlier considering these hurdles. READ MORE

  4. 3. Defying the odds : What protects a country against conflict contagion?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Amanda Dahlstedt Berggren; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict contagion; mali; niger; tuaregs; conflict spillover; international dimensions of civil war; conflict onset; armed conflict; contagion; ethnopolitical inclusion; ethnopolitical; ethnopolitical exclusion; reasons; resources; resolve;

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  5. 4. Pathways towards universal access to electricity in West Africa : Case study of Mali and Senegal

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Vittorio Bozzo; [2023]
    Keywords : Universal electricity access; Senegal; Mali; OnSSET; GIS; PV mini-grid; Universell tillgång till el; Senegal; Mali; OnSSET; GIS; PV mininät;

    Abstract : Despite the vast solar potential in both Mali and Senegal, the electricity access in both countries remains one of the lowest in the world. The main problem is represented by the disparity between rural and urban settlements. In Senegal, the electricity access for rural areas was lower than 50%, while in Mali was around 35%. READ MORE

  6. 5. Inter-Institutional Linkages and Great Power Influence : The G5 Sahel, France, and the EU in Sahelian Security Governance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lwanga Egbewatt Arrey; [2023]
    Keywords : Security governance; crisis management; Mali; France; international cooperation; international organization; conflict; G5 Sahel; EU;

    Abstract : Within international security governance and crisis management practice, there has been an increase in inter-institutional cooperation and multi-actor security initiatives. While many studies have attempted to shed light on the factors that determine the emergence of these inter-institutional security governance initiatives, many have approached the subject from a liberal-institutionalist perspective, giving only scant attention to the role of hegemons and great powers in these processes. READ MORE