The future of the Sahel and West Africa as a whole depends on the implementation of policies and programs that sustainably address the causes of radicalization and fragility that are ruining the states of the region.
In addition to the development of our data platform on governance, violence and conflict, we are launching a series of research projects on related themes. The topics were identified following work conducted over the last ten years. The planned research will be conducted on an ongoing basis, using data from conflict and violence monitoring on the one hand and from the mapping of actors in the region on the other.

The firm has begun research on 15 themes that will be the subject of colloquiums and professional meetings in the coming months. It plans to make the results of the research available to decision-makers in the region. In addition to countries where violent extremism has been openly rife for several years, the work also targets other countries in the region. The approach is based on the logic that ephemeral forms of community conflict, social unrest or other factors of radicalization must be identified early on. This will give governments of the countries concerned the opportunity to take appropriate measures to prevent violent extremism.

Research themes:

1. Territoriality and rurality in security crises and conflicts in the Sahel and West Africa
2. Security and stability: reinventing the State to combat terrorism in West Africa
3. Regional and cross-border cooperation in the face of the jihadist threat in West Africa
4. Youth disaffection and radicalization in the Sahel: causes, manifestations and responses
5. Decentralization, local governance and security: plugging the gaps to defeat terrorism
6. Community conflicts and jihadism in the Sahel: links, manifestations and solutions
7. Natural resources and terrorism in West Africa
8. Climate change and insecurity in Africa
9. Violent extremism, fragility and conflict in Africa: Healing the root cause
10. Violent extremism, fragility and conflict in Africa: Healing the root cause
11. Corruption and conflict: How to ensure good governance in crisis situations
12. Terrorism and nationalism: the waltz of opinions on the crisis
13. Security crisis, disinformation and misinformation in West Africa
14. Foreign influences and security in West Africa: New actors and position games
15. Fight against terrorism and violent extremism: the approach through transitional justice mechanisms
16. Gender and violence in the Sahel
17. Violent extremism and migration in sub-Saharan Africa