18 June 2025

Brussels, Online 

Following a wave of coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, military regimes have entrenched their rule, established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), withdrawn from the regional bloc ECOWAS, and dismantled mainly Western-led bilateral and multilateral stabilisation mechanisms. These shifts have caused further disruption to an already unstable region plagued by ever-growing jihadist violence and economic hardship. With multilateralism in retreat, bilateral power dynamics are taking on new roles: Russia, Turkey, Iran and increasingly Qatar and the UAE are vying for diplomatic influence and economic footholds in the region.

Please join our webinar where Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, and El Ghassim Wane, former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Mali and head of MINUSMA will discuss these and other important topics.

Panellists: 
Comfort Ero | Crisis Group President & CEO
El-Ghassim Wane | Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Mali and head of MINUSMAModerator: 
Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim | Crisis Group Deputy Project Director, Sahel

The panel discussion will be held in English with simultaneous French interpretation.

Registration here.