Historically, rice production in Liberia can be traced far after the decline of the Mali Empire in 1375 and Songhay in 1591 respectively. Currently, rice is the first staple food crop in Liberia for livelihood and income generation for rice farming communities.

This chapter critically examines how the UN builds resilience in the Sahel region. After providing an overview of the UN approach to the region, the analysis focuses on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), showing that the mission focuses primarily on providing security rather than enhancing …

Presentatie op Municipality Bamako te Mali

Today’s military missions are often broad in scope and face a multitude of political, socio-economic, and security challenges. Enemy-centric intelligence is therefore no longer sufficient. Based on their experiences in Afghanistan, retired General Michael T. Flynn and his colleagues noted that U.S. …

International conflict resolution increasingly involves the use of non-military power and non-kinetic capabilities alongside military capabilities in the face of hybrid threats. In this book, counter-measures to those threats are addressed by academics with both practical and theoretical experience and …

Understanding the nature of the war, and the broader strategic and operational environment is of great importance for effective decision-making. However, most of todays military missions are multidimensional having military, political, economic, and judicial aims. As a result, military organizations …

International conflict resolution increasingly involves the use of non-military power and non-kinetic capabilities alongside military capabilities in the face of hybrid threats. In this book, counter-measures to those threats are addressed by academics with both practical and theoretical experience and …

Understanding the nature of the war, and the broader strategic and operational environment is of great importance for effective decision-making. However, most of today ’ s military missions are multidimensional having military, political, economic, and judicial aims. As a result, military organizations …

De grootste missie van Defensie in het buitenland is de huidige Nederlandse bijdrage aan de VN-missie MINUSMA (‘Mission Multidimensionnelle Intégrée des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation au Mali’).1 Als gevolg van de artikel-100 brief2 levert Nederland in de eerste plaats hoogwaardige inlichtingen …

This first book in the Ebifananyi series that is part of the output of PhD research presents the legacy of Ugandan photographer Deo Kyakulagira (1940-2000) in an effort to diversify the hegemonic image of 'African Photographers' resulting from success stories like those of the late Malick Sidibé and …