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“The Kurds of Africa”: How the Tuaregs Were Left Without Their Own State

In: Federalism and Decentralization in Africa

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  • Leonid Issaev

    (HSE University)

  • Andrey Zakharov

    (Russian State University for the Humanities)

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This chapter shows how the dispersal of power is promoted at the grassroots level: here the focus is on the socio-political initiatives of the Tuaregs of the Sahel, in which they propose all kinds of confederation/federation options either to their fellow tribesmen or to the governments of the countries in whose territories they live. It is concluded that the central government of Mali and Niger, as well as Tuareg nationalists, again find themselves situational allies, since they have one main enemy—Islamist radical jihadists.

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  • Leonid Issaev & Andrey Zakharov, 2024. "“The Kurds of Africa”: How the Tuaregs Were Left Without Their Own State," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Federalism and Decentralization in Africa, chapter 0, pages 185-200, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-031-72574-6_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-72574-6_9
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    Tuareg; Azawad; Mali; Niger; Sahel; Jihadists;
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