Violent Extremism and State Fragility in the Sahel

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Overview
A panel discussion about the security landscape in the Sahel region, where extremist violence and coups d'état have become common.

Over the past decade, the Sahel has experienced a precipitous deterioration in its security landscape, with the region accounting for over half of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2025 and a wave of military coups carried out in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger.

Join us for a panel organised by the Kent Global Leadership Program, the Conflict Resolution Collective (CRC) and the SIPA Pan-African Network (SPAN) to explore the drivers and implications of this security deterioration. By bringing together a range of experts with experience and understanding of these dynamics, this event aims to generate a deeper understanding of the factors shaping the region’s evolving security landscape and their local, regional, and global implications.

Panelists:

Arthur Boutellis - IPI non-resident fellow, SIPA adjunct faculty, former UN negotiator in Mali
Amb. Kamissa Camara - Former Foreign Minister of Mali, Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan
Andrew Lebovich - Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute
Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni - Senior Research and Policy Advisor at the Institute for Security Studies

Moderated by:
Jean-Marie Guéhenno - Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs; Director of SIPA’s Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution

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Co-hosted with: SIPA Pan-African Network, Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution

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