Jean-Hervé Jezequel Project Director, Sahel Dakar, Senegal Please submit all media inquiries to jjezequel@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group’s Project Director for the Sahel, Jean-Hervé is responsible for conducting extensive research and advocacy on the prevailing political and security issues in the Sahel region including Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in order to work toward promoting stability and security. Based in Dakar, Jean-Hervé initially joined Crisis Group as Senior Analyst for the Sahel region in March 2013. In 2016, he was appointed Deputy Director for the West Africa Project and in 2018, he led the creation of Crisis Group’s Sahel Project. Professional Background Before joining Crisis Group in 2013, Jean-Hervé worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Bordeaux. Prior to that, he worked as a Visiting Professor of History and African Studies at the Emory University in Atlanta and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago. Jean-Hervé received his MA at Science-Po Paris in Political Science and History. He completed his PhD at École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales focusing on History and African Studies. Jean-Hervé has also worked as a Researcher and Research Director for Médecins sans Frontières, conducting studies on post-conflict situations (the DRC, Liberia) as well as on humanitarian interventions in complex crises (Ethiopia, Niger, Guinea). In The News 26 Սեպ 2023 [The coup in Niger marks] the beginning of the end of a sequence of French troops withdrawing from the central Sahel. The Guardian Jean-Hervé Jezequel Project Director, Sahel 1 Օգս 2023 We know that Wagner is interested in developing its capacity in West Africa. Euronews Jean-Hervé Jezequel Project Director, Sahel 15 Հուն 2023 MONUSCO has largely failed [in DR Congo] because its deployment has not had a significant impact on security over the past decade. DW Jean-Hervé Jezequel Project Director, Sahel 27 Հուն 2023 France is paying for its desire to maintain a very significant political and military presence in its former dominions. RFI Jean-Hervé Jezequel Project Director, Sahel Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 28 Հունիս 2023 Is This the End? Wagner in Russia, Ukraine and Africa Commentary / Africa 27 Հունիս 2023 Ensuring MINUSMA’s Smooth Departure from Mali Also available in Français Q&A / Africa 01 Դեկտեմբեր 2022 MINUSMA at a Crossroads Also available in Français Podcast / Africa 07 Հոկտեմբեր 2022 Coup in Burkina, Russia in Mali and a New Chapter in the Sahel? Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 27 Հոկտեմբեր 2021 How Islamist Militants Elsewhere View the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Q&A / Africa 19 Հոկտեմբեր 2021 The Death of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara’s Leader: An Opportunity for Dialogue? Also available in Français Q&A / Africa 27 Մայիս 2021 Mali, a Coup within a Coup Also available in Français Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 13 Հունվար 2020 Engager le dialogue au Sahel : à Pau un revirement stratégique est nécessaire Q&A / Africa 25 Մարտ 2019 Central Mali: Putting a Stop to Ethnic Cleansing Also available in Français Op-Ed / Africa 22 Հունիս 2018 A la frontière Niger-Mali, le nécessaire dialogue avec les hommes en armes Commentary / Africa 05 Հոկտեմբեր 2017 Niger Clash Kills U.S. and Nigerien Troops Also available in Français Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 11 Հունվար 2017 Forced out of Towns in the Sahel, Africa’s Jihadists Go Rural Load more