Leonardo A. Villalon

New report in the #WestAfricanPapers series on “Military coups, jihadism and insecurity in the Central Sahel” by Alexander Thurston (@sahelblog), who analyses the Sahelian coups of 2020-23 and the trajectories of #jihadism and #insecurity 👉 oe.cd/il/5xa

Je salue le bon déroulement de l’élection présidentielle du 24 mars 2024 et félicite le vainqueur, M. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, que les tendances donnent gagnant. C’est la victoire de la démocratie sénégalaise.

Constitutional Council 🇸🇳strikes down Macky Sall and National Assembly’s postponement of elections. told y’all, electoral process in 🇸🇳 is reliable. for past 2 decades at least. general will of pop has been expressed at the ballot. everyone telling u otherwise is lying to u

Nous avons transmis au Président Macky Sall un message crucial concernant l'importance de veiller à des élections justes, transparentes et démocratiques. Ce plaidoyer reflète les aspirations de nombreux Sénégalais pour des élections libres et équitables.

Excellent entretien avec @RemiCarayol sur la #France au #Sahel #Afrique legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/08/07/…

After 15 years, the centre of the #BokoHaram insurgency has returned to Maiduguri. 🇳🇬👉Spatial #mapping of insurgencies can help to better understand the shifting patterns of violence in the region. Find our more in our latest #Blog 🔗bit.ly/3qhF6me #MAPTA

Hard copies of the Sahel Handbook are finally available! Many thanks to all the contributors, and many others who helped along the way!

The US Committee for the Defense of Maâti Monjib is alarmed that Monjib is now in his 9th day of a hunger strike and demands his immediate release from prison #Morocco @morocco_usa @Alilmrabet

@sahelblog Congrats, Alex!

My new book is out. It's called Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups. I tried to distill thirty years of events and show that jihadists don't just follow doctrines and blueprints - they improvise and even compromise. cambridge.org/core/books/jih…