Security Situation in the Sahel Countries and the Future Development Perspective

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34739/dsd.2020.01.10

Keywords:

Sahel, JNIM, ISGS, terrorism, Africa

Abstract

Since the beginning of the next Tuaregs uprising in 2012, and enormous security afford of international communities, the security situation in Sahel region, dramatically deteriorating. Gradually conflict is developing to the other countries like Burkina Faso and Niger. Additionally. We faced also separately security event in neighbouring countries like Ghana and Benin. Terrorist group despite the theoretical competition, can easily cooperate if necessary. Different hostile terrorist groups perfectly utilise the difficult social situation of different minorities in the Sahel, easily recruiting young people. International environment does not have one proper plan to solve all the factors empowering the conflict. Instead of that western countries focused rather to defend their own territories against terrorists and refugees.

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Author Biography

Krzysztof Danielewicz, Security in practice

Col. Res., Ph.D., officer in the Polish Army. He is scientifically involved in the activities of special services, broadly understood security and the problem of terrorism. He is the author and editor of the following publications: Lviv Intelligence Center. Activities of Branch 5 No. SG in Lviv in 1921-1939, Toruń 2017; Terrorism in Africa, the Origin and Course of the Conflict in Mali in 2012-2014, Oświęcim 2016 and editor of the book Islamic State (ISIS) – History of the Uprising, Tactics of Action, Oświęcim 2019, as well as many peer-reviewed scientific articles. In 2007, 2008, 2012 he made three rounds as part of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, while in the years 2013-2014 he served for eleven months as part of the EUTM Mali training mission of the European Union. A traveler and author of lectures, procedures and trainings in the event of a terrorist attack. The owner company and portal ‘Security in practice’.

Published

2020-08-08

How to Cite

Danielewicz, K. (2020). Security Situation in the Sahel Countries and the Future Development Perspective. De Securitate Et Defensione. Security and Defense Journal, 6(1), 158–182. https://doi.org/10.34739/dsd.2020.01.10