Enhancing sub-regional responses to insecurity in Mali: issues, challenges, and future direction

The Africa Institute of South Africa, a research Institute within the Human Sciences Research Council, conducts research, and co-ordinates HSRC's engagements in and on Africa. It conducts basic, applied policy-relevant and comparative research while seeking to build capacity and provide policy advice and implementation support to advance South Africa's position on matters of societal development such as governance, peace, and security. As part of the 'Silencing the Guns Project', we embark on research field trip to Mali and engaged with various civil society organizations, academia, and government representatives to gain a deeper understanding of the persistent of intractable armed conflict in the country. In this article, Nicasius Achu Check shares some insights on this research trip.