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Conflict and Fragility

Alerts

Political unrest and migration in Senegal

30 Apr 2024 - 13:01
Ekaterina Golovko
Source: Migrant boats in the Canary Islands / Reuters
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Fighting for a future
Combating irregular migration became a way of supporting the repression carried out by the Senegalese authorities, largely because of the absence of legal pathways for migration.

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Conflict and Fragility

Alerts

Internet Lifeline Sudan

11 Apr 2024 - 11:23
Guido Lanfranchi
Moneera Yassien
Ahmed Elmurtada
Source: El Tayeb Siddig / Reuters
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Ensuring unhindered internet access is key to helping the Sudanese people survive the war
Telecommunications disruptions have taken place against the backdrop of a violent war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which in their reckless competition for power have dragged the whole country and its 45 million people into an abyss.
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Ahmed Elmurtada
Ahmed Elmurtada
Cybersecurity engineer

Events

Conflict and Fragility

Sounding the alarm on Sudan’s hunger crisis
06 Mar 2024 16:00 - 17:30
Source: ©Reuters
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Introduction
Clingendael's Anette Hoffmann and fellow experts discuss the scale of the Sudan food crisis and the urgent next steps required.
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Anette Hoffmann
Anette Hoffmann
Senior Research Fellow

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Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

From Catastrophe to Famine: Immediate action needed in Sudan to contain mass starvation

08 Feb 2024 - 15:26
Anette Hoffmann
Source: Food distribution Omdurman - Sudan / Reuters
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This policy brief assesses the consequences of the conflict in Sudan on the country's food system, attributing the food shortages to the deliberate policies of Sudanese generals. The brief predicts a catastrophic situation with seven million people facing famine by June 2024, which entails that urgent action is needed.
James Courtright

James Courtright

Research Associate
Associates are experts in their own field and contractually affiliated with Clingendael. Although associates are not employees of the Clingendael Institute, they comply with all policies that Clingendael staff do.

Expertise

  • Conflict and Fragility
  • Security and Justice

Regions

  • Sub Saharan Africa

James is interested in the political economy of natural resource management and conflict dynamics in the Sahel and savannah regions of West Africa. Before joining Clingendael James completed a two-year research fellowship with the Institute of Current World Affairs researching and writing about challenges facing Fulbe/Fulani/Peul communities across West Africa.

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Research

Conflict and Fragility

Articles

Uncertainty in the Sahel

09 Jan 2024 - 11:13
Constantin Gouvy
Grace Ellis
Source: Uncertainty in the Sahel. Source: Pixabay
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By the end of 2023, the central Sahel continued to grapple with multifaceted, enduring conflicts as various putschist factions, rebel movements, and jihadist groups challenged state authority, adding fuel to a dire humanitarian crisis. Going into 2024, the prospects for the Sahel are uncertain.

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Europe in the World

Multimedia

Christmas Reads 2023

20 Dec 2023 - 12:30
Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Bob Deen
Anette Hoffmann
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Source: Christmas Reads 2023 Clingendael
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Looking back on the eventful year of 2023 with Clingendael’s publications
With 2023 coming to a close, look back with us on the year, and make sure to (re)read some of Clingendael's most read publications.

Research

Europe in the World

Policy briefs

The European Union in a crowded Horn of Africa

19 Dec 2023 - 14:59
Guido Lanfranchi
Source: The horn of Africa - ©ESA/ CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 (esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions)
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This policy brief explores the engagement of the European Union (EU) in the Horn of Africa, in light of the growing regional presence of other foreign actors, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, China, and Russia.

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Sustainability

Multimedia

Expert insights: Climate and COP28

07 Dec 2023 - 15:16
Louise van Schaik
Giulia Cretti
Sarah Lokenberg
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Source: Expert insights: Climate and COP28. Source: Reuters
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Our Clingendael experts share their insights on climate in relation to the COP28.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

Despite military progress, it’s not going well in Northern Benin

06 Dec 2023 - 12:02
Kars de Bruijne
Source: Source: Reuters
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The Government of Benin has shown a remarkably strong commitment to stopping the spread of violent extremism. It has invested in its military and its relations with the population and has largely been able to stand its ground against Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs).
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