** JOB ALERT ** Research position (3 years) at Queen's University Belfast to conduct research on project “Governing Jihad in Africa”. This position is to do comparative fieldwork on the ideology of at least two jihadi groups in Africa. Details here: hr.apps.qub.ac.uk/jobs/job_des...

#Mali: Without surprise, a forum orechestrated by Mali's junta recommands # 5 more years for President Goita (plus another 5) # banning all political parties # suspending all discussions about "elections" until the pacification of the country www.france24.com/fr/afrique/2...

My new article, co-authored with Humphrey Asamoah is now out in Armed Forces and Society (& open access). It's titled 'Family Welfare During the Deployment of Ghana Armed Forces in Peacekeeping Missions: Exploring the Role of “Military Surrogacy".' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Member of notorious Jungler unit in #Gambia was convicted in US federal court on torture charges. He’s now the 3rd to be tried internationally for crimes under the Jammeh regime. Very helpful reporting during the trial by Solo Sandeng Foundation, @cja-news.bsky.social & @justiceinfo.bsky.social.

The observation is not news to anyone, but this is a clear rundown of the human rights records of the #AES military authorities.

Happy to have this piece on Ali Kony out with @newhumanitarian.bsky.social Once in line to succeed his dad Joseph Kony, and considered the 'Foreign Affairs' minister of the Lord's Resistance Army in charge of trading ivory and gold -he decided to escape. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2025...

Call for papers open for the Centre for Security Research annual conference, with theme of ‘Futures of International Security.’ Join us for it in May in Edinburgh. All welcome, expecting a great gathering of security scholars. Details below.

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

Looking forward to the first seminar for Semester 2 on Wednesday 15 January, 3.30 pm, with Dr Kristina Pikovskaia @kpikovskaia.bsky.social “We Are Standing on Our Own”: The Informal Economy in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In-person event only. All welcome. www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-sta...

Great scholarship opportunity to study in our MSc Africa and International Development programme next academic year. Open to graduates from University of Dar es Salaam. Please share with any eligible candidates.

NEW: The military authorities in Guinea have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent, and have failed to keep their promises to restore civilian rule by December 2024. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

Freshly translated: our primer on the Thiaroye massacre 80 years ago and the fight of the victims' families for truth and reparations (all of which have been denied by France so far)

This is a perfect illustration of something that has been bugging me since the so-called "coup epidemic" started in the Sahel: the view that coups are a symptom of the failure of democracy. They are, but they are also way more than this. Why? Because militarism is an ideology 🧵