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Militancy, Border Security, and Democracy in North Africa and the Sahel
Wed, February 24th, 2016
Washington, DC
This all-day conference brought together leading scholars from around the world to examine security and governance challenges in the Maghreb-Sahel, many of them concentrated along national boundaries. The permeability of borders, along with political vacuums and economic marginalization in the hinterlands, has transformed border communities into epicenters of identity-driven politics, militancy, violent conflict, and organized transnational crime.
This event was co-hosted with the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research Council and the National Endowment for Democracy.
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration
9:00 to 9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
- Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Cyril Obi, Social Science Research Council
9:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Insecurity in Border Areas in Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria
- Amy Hawthorne, Project on Middle East Democracy
- Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Rebecca Murray, Freelance journalist and researcher
- Moderator: Samba Tall, The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Evolution of Security Threats in Mali, Mauritania and Nigeria
- Anouar Boukhars, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Boubacar N’Diaye, The College of Wooster
- Gbemisola Animasawun, University of Ilorin
- Moderator: Ismail Rashid,Vassar College
12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 to 1:45 p.m.
Keynote Address
- John Desrocher, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Egypt and Maghreb Affairs
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Politics, Democracy, and Peacebuilding in the Sahel
- Kamissa Camara, The National Endowment for Democracy
- Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, United States Institute of Peace
- Cheri Baker, U.S. Department of State
- Charles Ukeje, Addis Ababa University
- Moderator: Cyril Obi, Social Science Research Council
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Anouar Boukhars
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Boukhars was a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. He is a professor of countering violent extremism and counter-terrorism at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
John Desrocher
Cyril Obi
Amy Hawthorne
Project on Middle East Democracy
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck
Rebecca Murray
Samba Tall
Boubacar N’Diaye
Gbemisola Animasawun
Ismail Rashid
Kamissa Camara
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim
Cheri Baker
Charles Ukeje