The shore of North Africa and Europe, the Sahel faces major challenges - demography, migration, climate change - exposing young people to violent extremism. In this article, PREVEX-researcher Abdoul Wahab Cisse describes the multifaceted Sahel region. It is a...
Jihadists in the Sahel have opportunistically sought resources - kidnapping, smuggling - but it remains to be seen whether gold mining is a game-changer. In this article, the principal investigator in the PREVEX-project, Morten Bøås, delves into the realm...
The crucial case of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. In this article, PREVEX-researcher Luca Raineri argues that while jihadism appears to be on the rise in Africa, the explanations of violent extremist groups’ capacity to foment jihadi...
In this paper in the French journal Sécurité Globale, PREVEX researcher Djallil Lounnas, drawing on interviews conducted in June 2019 in Algeria, explores how the AQIM in Algeria reacted to the Hirak and actually did not manage to benefit...
Research papers from PREVEX researchers analyse the implications of the French killing of AQIM leader Droukdel on violent extremism in North Africa and the Sahel When the dust settles: what will Droukdel’s death mean for the jihadist project in North...
In this interview by Slovenian Student Radio, one of the oldest independent radio stations in Europe, known for its reports from under-reported areas of the world, NUPIs Research Professor (and PI of PREVEX) Morten Bøås, explains the current situation...
