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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 18h

INSO endure une situation épouvantable au Burkina depuis juillet, qui empire encore aujourd'hui. Soutien et courage à leurs équipes

Déclaration d’INSO concernant nos activités au Burkina Faso et la détention continue de notre personnel. | International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)

ngosafety.org

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Yvan!

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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 2d

This is a fantastic achievement. Congrats, Nina, for producing the most comprehensive book to date on the foreign intervention in the Sahel. What makes this work so precious, among other things, is the unique body of evidence it relies on, collected year after year in multiple Sahelian countries

Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 16d

👉 Look at that! 😊

Today the electronic version of my book:

⭐ "Securitizing the #Sahel. Analysing External #Interventions and their Consequences"⭐

is published on-line with @oxunipress.bsky.social!

#security #defense #military #Niger #Mali #Burkina #Chad #France #UN #EU #US

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 2d

"Our commander told us to lie about the results…We had to make it a success…On paper we trained 800 soldiers during 6 months. But you don’t have 800 soldiers trained if you have 15 Kalashnikovs, no equipment & they all turned up in sandals"

#EUTM #Mali
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

global.oup.com

Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 8d

"#Military juntas in #Mali, #Niger & #Burkina Faso..are now experiencing “buyer’s remorse” after ousting #US & French troops...Pentagon strategists..hope to sideline the Russians & get back into the West #African security business."

#Russia #Sahel #France #jihadist

www.wsj.com/world/africa...

Russia’s Ambitious Plans in Africa Are Unraveling

Not long ago a rising military force in Africa, Russia is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent.

www.wsj.com

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 16d

📆 More on the book, its content & people to thank 🤩 in a month when the print version comes....!

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 16d

👉 Look at that! 😊

Today the electronic version of my book:

⭐ "Securitizing the #Sahel. Analysing External #Interventions and their Consequences"⭐

is published on-line with @oxunipress.bsky.social!

#security #defense #military #Niger #Mali #Burkina #Chad #France #UN #EU #US

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Egmont Institute @egmontinstitute.bsky.social · 22d

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @ninawilen.bsky.social
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

“The Cost of Forgetting Africa in Security Strategy”

#Africa #Security #Geopolitics #EUdefence

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/mr226je2

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · 29d

✍️ Dans @lalibre.be aujourd’hui, j’alerte: #Europe & #Belgique ne doivent pas oublier #Afrique dans les débats sur la #sécurité & #défense

-Expansion #djihadiste 300%
-Influence #Russie #Chine
-Croissance démographique → impact inévitable sur l’Europe

#foresight
www.lalibre.be/debats/opini...

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Sep 5

#UN rights chief..slammed the indefinite suspension of #elections in #Mali and the #junta-run country's "deepening crackdown" on civil society...since April alone, there had been hundreds of extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests & detentions"

www.barrons.com/news/un-slam...

UN Slams 'Deepening Crackdown' In Junta-run Mali

UN rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday slammed the indefinite suspension of elections in Mali and the junta-run country's "deepening crackdown" on civil society.

www.barrons.com

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Sep 3

"For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations...
".#Africa is about 3 times larger than #Canada & more than 1,5 the size of #Russia"

www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Sep 1

Least #Europe forgets... #Africa is currently witnessing the fastest growing jihadist expansion in the world:

"Nearly half of the fatalities (10,685) in the past year have been in the #Sahel."

africacenter.org/spotlight/en...

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Aug 29

Excellent examination of #Wagner in #Mali showing increasing tensions:

"Wagner fighters often operate outside the chain of command, use FAMA equipment without permission"

"Wagner...display racist behavior toward the FAMA"

#Russia #Sahel
thesentry.org/reports/merc...

Mercenary Meltdown - The Sentry

August 2025 Download the full report The first Wagner Group fighters arrived in Bamako in January 2022 to assist the Malian military junta in its counterterrorism campaign. Three and a half years late...

thesentry.org

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Aug 28

In my latest for @monde-diplomatique.fr, I'm painting a bleak picture of the #security & #political situation in the #Sahel:

- #Jihadist expansion
- #authoritarian rule entrenched
- #Russia #Turkey #Gulf states increasing influence

#Niger #Mali #Burkina
www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2025/09/WILE...

Dans les pays du Sahel, les juntes en échec face aux djihadistes

En kiosques // par Nina Wilén (septembre 2025)

www.monde-diplomatique.fr

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Chikondi Chidzanja @chikondi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sharing my research article "Small State, Big Impact: Rethinking Malawi's Role
in UN Peacekeeping Through the ‘Peacekeeping
Army’ Framework (1994–2024)"

@ninawilen.bsky.social @nupinytt.bsky.social
@intpeacekeeping.bsky.social
@tandfresearch.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Small State, Big Impact: Rethinking Malawi's Role in UN Peacekeeping Through the ‘Peacekeeping Army’ Framework (1994–2024)

Malawi's contributions to United Nations peacekeeping have historically been underexplored, overshadowed by the focus on larger or more visible African troop contributors. This paper addresses that...

www.tandfonline.com

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Egmont Institute @egmontinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎧 Would you like to delve deeper into global matters with experts from the @egmontinstitute.bsky.social ?

Listen to our #podcast “Global Affairs Unpacked” on Spotify!

@ninawilen.bsky.social @atjmattelaer.bsky.social #SvenBiscop

#internationalrelations #thinktank

👉 tinyurl.com/egmontpodcast

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 31

"'Our task is not only to participate in #uranium #mining, but to create an entire system for the development of civil nuclear power in #Niger,"...official Russian statement...."

#Sahel #resources #minerals #Russia #France

www.barrons.com/news/russia-...

Russia Wants To Mine Niger's Uranium, Energy Minister Says

Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the Kremlin, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev has said.

www.barrons.com

Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 27

I was interviewed for this article in @FDNewsOfficial about #Russia's influence in the #Sahel & West #Africa more broadly, with some telling infographics

#Europa kijkt met argusogen naar toenemende Russische invloed in de #Sahel

fd.nl/politiek/156... #FD #Politiek

Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Wagner operatives who focus on #gold & #diamond mines..complain to #CAR.. that despite assuming greater #combat risks..they receive similar economic privileges as the Rwandans"

#Russia fighting for influence in #Africa against #Rwanda

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Rwanda and Russia look to lock in influence as CAR’ president eyes another term

Kigali and Moscow expected to back re-election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra as they seek to shield strategic interests

www.theguardian.com

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 9

🖊️Ravi de participer à la Revue de #Defense nationale avec ma contribution intitulée :

«La chute de la #Cédéao et l’ascension de l’#AES : une nouvelle architecture de sécurité en #Afrique de l’Ouest»

avec 🌟- auteurs comme @maudinet.bsky.social

www.defnat.com/sommaires/so...

Été 2025 - n° 882 L’Afrique face aux mutations stratégiques

www.defnat.com

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 9

➡️ Les États de l’ #AES optent pour un multi-alignement, malgré leur posture anti-occidentale

🔑 De l’espace existe pour une réengagement européen — mais avec lucidité sur la fiabilité des partenaires

💰 Or, pétrole, uranium restent des enjeux majeurs

Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔹 #Chine : logique économique, sécuriser ressources

🔹 #Turquie : équilibre entre drones et infrastructures, 3e voie entre Ouest et non-Ouest

🔹 Golfe : puissance financière via aide, commerce, religion ( #Qatar, #EAU, #ArabieSaoudite)

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 9

🧵Nouvel article dans @lerubicon.bsky.social

J’analyse la montée des acteurs non occidentaux au #Sahel ( #Mali, #Niger, #BurkinaFaso) ⬇️

🔹 #Russie : influence sécuritaire limitée, alimentée par l’instabilité + désinformation

📖 À lire ici 👉 lerubicon.org/un-renforcem...

Un renforcement de l’engagement au Sahel : la Russie, la Chine, la Turquie et les États du Golfe

Cet article s’intéresse à l’évolution des partenariats avec des acteurs non occidentaux dans le Sahel, en mettant l’accent sur le Mali, le Burkina Faso et le Niger. Il analyse les grandes lignes de la...

lerubicon.org

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 6

J’ai été interviewé par @news.dw.com concernant les attaques coordonnées par #JNIM au #Mali
- JNIM gagne du controle & territoire au #Sahel

- JNIM gagnant des atrocités de #FAMA & troupes #Russes contre civiles = délegitimisent l’Etat & ⬆️ recrutement

amp-dw-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.dw.c...

JNIM : son but, sa stratégie et ses sources de financement – DW – 04/07/2025

Ce qu'il faut savoir au sujet du JNIM, le groupe djihadiste qui a revendiqué les attaques dans l'ouest du Mali.

amp-dw-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social · Jul 2

Worth reading this excellent analysis of #JNIM from 2023 by #GI-TOC & #ACLED after the recent attacks in #Mali
#Sahel West #Africa #jihadism

globalinitiative.net/analysis/non...

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