Political Geography: Mali - CIAO Search Results

Author:: Sarah M. Rich
Publication Date:: 05-2010
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: Woodrow Wilson School Journal of Public and International Affairs
Institution:: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Abstract:: This paper examines the Center for Migration Information and Management (CIGEM), which the European Union opened in Mali in 2008 to dissuade Malians and other West Africans from attempting to migrate to the E.U., among other objectives. After brieﬂy discussing migration theory, this paper examines the current status of Mali-E.U. migration. It proceeds to assess CIGEM's goals and its strategies to dissuade unauthorized migration. The paper argues that CIGEM will fail to affect the ﬂows of migrants from Mali to the E.U. because the center does not address the structural reasons for migration in today's globalized world. The paper ends with a call for a more honest discussion of labor migration realities and recommends that the E.U. develop a circular, temporary labor migration policy.
Political Geography:: Africa, West Africa, and Mali

Author:: Jean-Pierre Filiu
Publication Date:: 06-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Abstract:: Since its founding in January 2007, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has continued the jihadi fi ght begun by its predecessor, the Salafi st Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), against the Algerian government. Algeria's ability to contain the jihadis has forced AQIM to develop networks in the Sahara and to cooperate with smuggling rings there. Its mobile commandos, already active in Mauritania, now represent a serious security threat in northern parts of Mali and Niger, where they have abducted Westerners and frequently clashed with government forces.
Topic:: Terrorism and War
Political Geography:: Africa, Algeria, and Mali

Author:: Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde, Moussa Djiré, Abdoulaye O. Cissé, Amadou Keita, and Anna Traoré
Publication Date:: 06-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Danish Institute for International Studies
Abstract:: Recent years have witnessed an increasing focus on water as a source of conflict. So far, much of the focus has been on the risk for transboundary water conflicts. Our current knowledge on local water conflicts is however more limited, and tends to be based on sporadic accounts of local water conflicts rather than on systematic empirical evidence. At the same time, the extent and nature of local water cooperation is often overlooked, just as we know little about the particular role of the poorest in water conflict and cooperation.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution and Natural Resources
Political Geography:: Africa and Mali

Author:: Caroline Pearce, Sébastien Fourmy, and Hetty Kovach
Publication Date:: 06-2009
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has been democratic since 1991, and the international community considers it to have, overall, a well-performing government and economy. But this should not mask the huge scale of the challenges facing Mali in realising even the most basic rights of its citizens. This challenge is increased by the country's vulnerability to shocks, such as the food and fuel crises.
Topic:: Education and Poverty
Political Geography:: Africa and Mali

Author:: Jean-Pierre Filiu
Publication Date:: 11-2009
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Abstract:: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, established in January 2007, is the latest in a long line of Algerian jihadi groups. Like many terrorist organizations, AQIM enjoys global media exposure on activist Internet sites, but unlike other al-Qaeda franchises, it has managed to maintain its indigenous leadership. The group has become known for fearsome suicide attacks, which were previously unheard of in Algeria, but has failed to incorporate the jihadi outfits from neighboring Morocco and Tunisia. AQIM has therefore focused on the northern Sahara, carving out safe havens and threatening weak government forces, first in Mauritania, and now increasingly in Mali.
Topic:: Islam, Terrorism, and Insurgency
Political Geography:: Algeria, North Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Maghreb, and Mauritania

Publication Date:: 03-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: Mali is one of the world's poorest countries, with over two-thirds of the population – mostly in rural areas – living on less than a dollar a day. Mali is also the second largest cotton producer in sub-Saharan Africa after Burkina Faso. Cotton production is generally heralded as a success story in much of West and Central Africa, providing a critical development strategy for poor African countries such as Mali and enabling both governments and farm households to access income. The World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the wider donor community have also recognised the importance of cotton in reducing poverty and supporting the country's economy. However, in recent years, much of this success has been undermined by depressed and volatile cotton prices, partly as the result of unchecked US subsidies, and the downward trend of commodity prices.
Topic:: Agriculture, International Organization, International Trade and Finance, Treaties and Agreements, and World Trade Organization
Political Geography:: Africa, United States, and Mali

Publication Date:: 03-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Mrs. Carter, and Executive Director John Hardman traveled to West Africa Feb. 2-6 to focus international attention on the need to eliminate the last 1 percent of Guinea worm disease remaining in the world and launch a development initiative in Mali.
Topic:: Human Welfare
Political Geography:: Africa, South America, Caribbean, and Mali

Publication Date:: 10-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Mali's 2002 presidential elections mark an important step in Mali's democratic consolidation following the completion of President Alpha Oumar Konare's two terms in office.
Topic:: Civil Society, Democratization, and Politics
Political Geography:: Africa and Mali

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