Sahel & West Africa
If you're into Sahel politics, security, society, and more, here are some important accounts to follow.
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@pmfrowd.bsky.social
@fpigeaud.bsky.social
Journaliste En photo, une œuvre du peintre sénégalais Ndoye Dout’s à ses débuts (1999)
@digitaldjeli.bsky.social
SOAS ex BBC WS. Recovering anthropologist. Freelance journalist - print, radio, photo, video. Conflict media trainer. Beni DR Congo +243 0812 05 2776 www.digitaldjeli.com
@manelitux.bsky.social
Antropòleg treballant en Salut Pública i Acció Humanitària / Social anthropologist working in #PublicHealth #WASH #humanitarian.
@olafbernau.bsky.social
Member of Afrique-Europe-Interact. Tweets mainly about the Sahel. Book: Brennpunkt Westafrika. Die Fluchtursachen und was Europa tun sollte (2022).
@amadouamath.bsky.social
Independant Researcher / Sahel Crisis / West Africa / Geopolitics / Military & Security - Ocean & Jazz are my countries
@guillaume-baret.bsky.social
🚑 Humanitarian operations manager for Médecins Sans Frontières (#MSF) Sahara, Sahel, Libya, WestAf, Chad, CAR, Haïti, BellevilleZoo, le Tarn ... 🏃🏻♂️(Ultra) running ✒️ Gribouillages 🎤Rap
@ojwalther.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Florida. Political Geography Associate Editor. I map cross-border trade, armed conflict, and terrorist networks in the Sahel, Sahara, North and West Africa https://olivierwalther.net
@satoumbodj.bsky.social
Anthropologist, Mali, Sénégal, France. Popular culture, languages, media esp. radio.
@hasretkargin.bsky.social
Researcher/ Focus on Africa https://open.substack.com/pub/hasretkargin?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4mz338
@virginiebaudais.bsky.social
Dir. Sahel and West Africa programme SIPRI, Mali and Niger, security and governance.
@allisong.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane | politics of development & humanitarianism in the Sahel and West Africa | bilingue
@p-vanostaeyen.bsky.social
Historian & Arabist Independent analyst on Jihadism, History, Arabic & Islamic Studies Publications available via https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1988
@diploschna.bsky.social
Germany’s man in Niger; uncorrectable believer in humanity; tries hard to overcome seriousness of life. Loves also pasta & his dog.
@antje4peace.bsky.social
Peace entrepreneur & mediator, stabilisation & security specialist, environment advocate, currently @Berghof Foundation and @College of Europe, based in Niger
@nikosp23.bsky.social
Documentary photographer currently based in Dakar (SN). Covering the Sahel and West Africa for some fifteen years. https://bit.ly/4g3NtWS https://www.nicolasremene.com - https://www.instagram.com/nicolas_remene/
@jedrzejczerep.bsky.social
Head of Middle East and Africa Programme, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). African politics, society, culture.
@lyestagziria.bsky.social
Senior Analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). Researcher of illicit economies and instability in West Africa & the Sahel. Lover of data, graphs and excels.
@sjzimmerman.bsky.social
Historian, gender, West Africa, French imperialism, militarization, Author of Militarizing Marriage (Ohio UP 2020). Past-présidente of French Colonial Historical Society, BCDSS alum, recovering Oakland As Fan, PNW hiking/backpacking
@kalidousy.bsky.social
Journaliste/ Réalisateur 🇫🇷🇸🇳 Entre France 24 et TV5 Monde pour suivre l’actualité africaine. Ex correspondant au Sahel (2016-2022) #FuckCancer
@drherbert.bsky.social
Head of Research for North Africa and the Sahel @ The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
@maggiedwyer.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh; Research on military and politics in Africa, peacekeeping, conflict, interventions.
@jesperbjarnesen.bsky.social
Senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute working on labour mobilities, displacement, urban informalities, street protests in Sahel, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Burundi. Also interested in AU, EU and Nordic migration policies and politics.
@kendhammer.bsky.social
Political Scientist and development/conflict specialist, religion+politics in Nigeria (📚=Muslims Talking Politics and Boko Haram: A Short History). Grumpy about higher ed and CVE policy, enthusiastic about alt country and the Green Bay Packers.
@rebayacall.bsky.social
Coordinateur des rédactions de l'Agence de de presse africaine (APA- Apanews.net) Ancien de Dakaractu - Leral - Carrapide Je travaille essentiellement sur les mouvements jihadistes en Afrique de l'ouest
@tanguyq.bsky.social
PhD. Polical Science / Docteur en Science Politique - Social dynamics of violence in Burkina Faso and Mali. Postdoc - Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique (CESSP) - Université Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne. Private security in Africa.
@benjaminroger.bsky.social
Journaliste @lemonde.fr - Service Afrique @lemondeafrique.bsky.social
@inzawnaker.bsky.social
مسلم ، من البدو ، ابن الصحراء تينيري musulman,nomade, fils du Sahara Activiste Azawadien 🏜️📷 #Sahara #Désert #FreeAzawad #FreePalestine
@bixhiribarren.bsky.social
Historian of West Africa based at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social #Nigeria #DigitalHumanities www.vincenthiribarren.com
@franklinnoss.bsky.social
Sahel Researcher @ International Crisis Group Dakar, Senegal
@tinea10.bsky.social
Anarchist, aid worker, altermondialiste. Rooting for: agro-ecology, self-determination, and enough food for everybody. The Sahel and the Sonoran.
@ufsahelresearch.bsky.social
The Sahel Research Group at the University of Florida. We study politics, religion, security, trade, literature and languages in the West African Sahel https://sahelresearch.africa.ufl.edu/
@charbonneaub.bsky.social
Professor of International Studies, President founder Climate Security Association of Canada https://www.csac-acsc.org/ CCASCOE.org Working on climate change, security, and defence; West Africa; NATO Plays hockey and video games
@krisaouaga.bsky.social
"Un jour des fous vous gouverneront et vous les applaudirez". Fulbert YOULOU (1er président du Congo Brazzaville )
@almouslime.bsky.social
Géopolitique : Moyen-Orient - Sahel - Terrorisme - Cyber Threat Intelligence.
@fannynokab.bsky.social
Journaliste freelance au Burkina Faso 🇧🇫@TV5Monde @afp @rtsinfo
@aurelientobie.bsky.social
Peacebuilding issues in the Sahel and beyond - Fragility and stabilisation, conflict sensitivity, armed groups, gender. All personal views.
@abnomadictone.bsky.social
Universitaire nomade. Professeur adjoint à l’École de politique appliquée à l'UdeS. Directeur du Laboratoire interdisciplinaire sur les risques et les crises (LIRIC). Expertise: Nomades,Touaregs, Sahara, Sahel, conflits, identités, risques, crises
@katherinepye.bsky.social
PhD candidate at LSE. Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform. I study European interventionism, meaning making, the Sahel, EU in Africa.
@tommymiles.bsky.social
West African history enthusiast, socialist, football fan. Independent scholar, author, recovering academic. Reading history of Niger, Mali, & Glasgow Celtic. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwncv7cLB7I/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
@christianklatt.bsky.social
Working for Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung around the globe, previous #Mali, now #Cameroon
@sevead.bsky.social
Historienne, CNRS, Institut des mondes africains, corédac chef de la revue Politique africaine.
@boisvertma.bsky.social
@charliewerb.bsky.social
Sub-Saharan Africa (mostly Sahel) | Terrorism | Conflict | Opinions are my own
@delinagoxho.bsky.social
Researcher working on all things Remote --(drones/specialforces/foreign training/mercenaries) in #Niger #Sahel #WestAfrica @EgmontInstitute @ScuolaNormaleSuperiore @SecurityPraxis
@annateesch.bsky.social
#Sahel Researcher & analyst working on armed groups + hybrid orders in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger - currently adviser at http://stabilisation-platform.de/en / Non-Resident Fellow GPPi https://gppi.net/team/anna-schmauder/ thru-hiker 22/23
@andrewlebovich.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute. Post-doc with with the Danish Institute for International Studies. PhD in African History from Columbia University. Learning and writing about the Sahel, North Africa, and France.
@katarinah.bsky.social
Economic migrant l Toubab l Words from West Africa for Bloomberg
@aoifemccullough.bsky.social
Blueskies (and darkskies) on militarisation in the Sahel. PhD candidate at the London School of Economics. Research Associate at ODI Global. aoifemccullough.com https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/people/research-students/Aoife-McCullough
@fmadore.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin. Historian of Islam in West Africa and Digital Humanities enthusiast. https://www.frederickmadore.com/ https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica
@leoniefelicitas.bsky.social
Still finding my way into bsky | Currently PhDing @UvA_AISSR | West Africa/Senegal - EU, b/orders, colonial continuities | She/her | Somewhere between Brx, Brln, Dkr - mostly in a library |🍉.
@julien-antouly.bsky.social
Researcher in International humanitarian law, mostly focusing on humanitarianism, counterterrorism and the Sahel region
@marinegueguin.bsky.social
Lecturer in Security Studies and IR at Leeds Beckett Uni | PhD in Security Studies at Uni of Leeds | Research Interests: Terrorism, Counterterrorism & Decolonial CT, France, Sahel | Co-host and co-creator of Insecure: A Security Podcast
@caseymcneill.bsky.social
International relations prof. Critical security studies, political geography, historical IR, Sahel. NYC. She/her
@ejschmidt.bsky.social
2024-25 ACLS Fellow . starting F25: musicologist at Babson College . previously: SMU, BU African Studies Center . researching music economies in the Sahel & Sahara . Californian survivor of the New England & North Texas taco dystopiae
@factspacewa.bsky.social
Fact-checking organisation fighting bad information, guided by IFCN code of principles.
@ethuin.bsky.social
Researcher, writer, scholar and investigator. Recovering academic and UN expert. Hiphop and cooking aficionado. Kujenga amani lazima kuelewa vita.
@andreipopoviciu.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Work in Lighthouse Reports, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Washington Post, The Guardian, New Lines Magazine, The Telegraph, Foreign Policy, Associated Press, Der Spiegel, The New Humanitarian etc. www.andreipopoviciu.com
@joeguiffard.bsky.social
🇨🇵 in 🇺🇸 (GWU) Researching strategic competition on 1. 🇺🇸 Cyber & SIGINT 2. 🌾W-African rivalries 🔬PhD'ing in Geopolitics @ GEODE (IFG/Paris 8 Uni.) ✍️ Policy'ing @ Institut Montaigne (think-tank) 🪔 Teaching @ Sciences Po Paris (intel&cyber) 🏖 Fmr 🇨🇵 gov
@acleddata.bsky.social
The highest quality and most widely used real-time data source on political violence and protest. Bringing clarity to crisis. acleddata.com
@adamsandor.bsky.social
Researching South-South security cooperation and armed groups in Africa. #Mali #Niger #Nigeria #Mozambique #CAR.
@calebweiss.bsky.social
Defections Program Lead for Uganda at Bridgeway Foundation. Kampala-based. Editor @LongWarJournal. Focused on jihadism and political violence in Africa.
@catherinelkelly.bsky.social
Associate Prof/Associate Dean at Africa Center for Strategic Studies. CFR Term Member, ex ABA ROLI, Harvard, WashU. Justice/rule of law, democracy/security sector governance, organized crime. Personal account.
@vincentfoucher.bsky.social
West African politics maniac. Bissau-Conakry-Dakar-Banjul & all things Boko Haram. https://www.lam.sciencespobordeaux.fr/membre/vincent-foucher/ https://afriquexxi.info/ https://polaf.hypotheses.org/la-revue .
@fabsenbln.bsky.social
Aviation, politics, terrorism, military stuff and OSINT from West Africa 🇧🇫 🇳🇪 🇲🇱 🇹🇩 🇧🇯 🇹🇬 🇨🇮 Find me on Twitter: https://x.com/fabsenbln https://fabsenbln.substack.com/
@ilyssa.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in PoliSci @TempleUniv | borders, violence & (in-)security, identity | Currently @USIP @DoDMinerva Peace Scholar & @XCEPT_Research | Sahel & North Africa
@denistull.bsky.social
Researcher I Conflict I Intervention I Politics I Sahel @swp-mea.bsky.social I @megatrends-afrika.de https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/researcher/denis-m-tull Views strictly my own
@arnaudcontreras.bsky.social
Auteur de livres, photographe, producteur de documentaires et reportages @ France Culture et RFI /// www.arnaudcontreras.com
@altuna.bsky.social
Mostly Islamism. North Africa & Sahel. Narratives and counternarratives. Senior Research Fellow at GWU Program on Extremism
@zaz.bsky.social
professor of international relations | studies armed conflict and social change
@debos.bsky.social
Prof. of Political Science. University of Paris Nanterre @uparisnanterre.bsky.social - ISP Writing on war, tech, gender, postcolonialism Completing a book on biometrics in Africa She/her https://www.marielledebos.com/en/about/
@camillelefebvre.bsky.social
Historienne Directrice de recherche/research professor CNRS-EHESS Spécialiste du Sahara et du Sahel 19e-20e s.
@ninawilen.bsky.social
Dir. Africa Program Egmont Institute, Assoc Prof Lund University, xEIC International Peacekeeping. Research on military, Sahel & Great Lakes, peacekeeping, gender, interventions
@nomade-sahelien.bsky.social
Géographe un peu fou mais sympa, révolté mais optimiste | Veille sécuritaire Afrique de l'Ouest | @WAAT_Band & @MATA_osint Chaîne WhatsApp : https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8tOQO1Xqub9cODDw2Q Twitter/X : https://x.com/Nomade_Sahelien
@beverlyochieng.bsky.social
Books | Sahel coup watcher | Wagner Group stalker | Senior Analyst, Francophone Africa, Control Risks | Senior Associate, CSIS Africa | occasional typos, usual disclaimers Dakar/Nairobi/Bookshelf
@timglawion.bsky.social
Senior researcher, Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute, Freiburg Subjective security, conflict, development / Centrafrique, Lebanon, Somaliland, Haiti Book: Security Arena in Africa https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/glawion-dr-tim
@sebbachelet.bsky.social
Anthropologist & migrant https://sebastienbachelet.com/crimes-of-solidarity
@johnalechner.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, amateur linguist. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS out with Bloomsbury March 2025. BEGINNER’S CHECHEN out with Hippocrene https://www.johnlechnerauthor.com/
@aeowinpact.bsky.social
Cyber and analytical investigations Investigations with Impact. All Eyes On Wagner: Project on #Wagner mercenaries & GRU upcoming ops in Africa |Tips: tips.aeow@proton.me | Media: contact@alleyesonwagner.org
@mkevane.com
Economics professor, Santa Clara University. Interested in political economy of Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Puerto Rico, and housing issues in San José, CA. I like engaging in university governance, too. Also, libraries and reading: www.favl.org
@africacenter.bsky.social
Advancing African security by expanding understanding, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building partnerships, and catalyzing solutions
@simnasr.bsky.social
Journaliste spécialiste des mouvements jihadistes FRANCE24 Senior Research Fellow Soufan Center Auteur de « État islamique, le fait accompli » (Plon) الناسُ صِنْفانِ: مَوتَى في حَياتِـهِمُ/ وآخَرونَ بِبَطْن الأرضِ أحْـيـاءُ
@natkpowell.bsky.social
Historian--France, Africa, etc. Honorary Researcher Lancaster University CWD, West Africa Analyst, Oxford Analytica. Author of "France's Wars in Chad" https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/frances-wars-in-chad/6B7D8F9C8A81E0A83028C24EA0CF8D28
@wlacher.bsky.social
Political scientist with a longstanding interest in violent conflict, Libya and the Sahel. Author, Libya's Fragmentation (2020); co-editor, Violence and Social Transformation in Libya (2023). https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/researcher/wolfram-lacher
@yguichaoua.bsky.social
Political Violence • Sahel Politics • Editorial Board of afriquexxi.info • Chronique Sahel dans Libé • Public appearances and interventions in media: https://bit.ly/2J4mT5I • FR & ENG
@drlandislife.bsky.social
African feminist, researcher & author researching land grabs, food, labour, politics & feminism in West Africa & Global South| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-8476
@saladinaldronni.bsky.social
Researcher. Terrorism, conflicts, jihadi crime networks, IS/AQ, Central and South-East Asia. Now, also following Islamic State's plans in Africa. Politics in the Sahel. Writing for hire. DM. @saladinaldronni on X/Twitter https://ko-fi.com/saladinaldronni
@casusbelli.bsky.social
Slightly French Analyst | #OSINT #IMINT and monitoring | Mostly Africa and ex-USSR | RT ≠ endorsement
@azelin.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @ Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Visiting Research Scholar in Dept of Politics @ Brandeis | Founder of Jihadology | Author of “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” jihadology.net jihadologyplus.com
@crisisgroup.org
We're an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
@pmfrowd.bsky.social
Researching security politics | Borders, migration, data, intl. interventions, Sahel & West Africa | prof @ University of Ottawa