The 80 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and of countering hate speech posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second half of July 2022. In…

Eliminating online hate speech to secure women’s political participation (UN WOMEN) Hate crime and Hate Speech in Europe: Comprehensive Analysis of International Law Principles, EU-wide Study and National Assessments (European…

Scale-up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel (United Nations) Hunger in West Africa reaches record high in a decade as the region faces an unprecedented crisis (World Food…

Ferris Leander Fechner, BAAssociate, Policyinstitute.net The following is a synthesis of Chapters 7 and 10 of the book ‘Oral Literature in Africa’ by Ruth Finnegan: Chapter 7, ‘Religious Poetry’ and…

Anosh Samuel Master in International Relations, University of Siegen Associate, Policyinstitute.net The following is a summary of the third section, ‘Competition and Emergent Technologies,’ of the book ‘Competition in World…

– Violent extremism in the Sahel is strengthening its grip in West Africa (LSE)– Sahel: Moving beyond military containment policy report (Atlantic Council)– Future rainfall over Sahel and Sahara (RealClimate)–…

– Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UN SC) – Select Briefing of the Special Representative of the…

– 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel (UN News) – Climate Risk Profile: Sahel (UNHCR) – Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification…

by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDipPolicyinstitute.net ASPI’s podcast ‘The Bigger Picture,’ in a recent episode, hosted Mary Kaldor, Director of the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit in the LSE Department…

– The impact of the Sahel conflict on cross-border movements from Burkina Faso and Mali towards Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana (Mixed Migration Centre)– Clean Energy Transitions in the Sahel (IEA)–…