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Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues

November 1, 2024

The Impact of China’s Security Sector Assistance on State Fragility: The Case of Mali

Event Series: China and Global Governance

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The Chinese contingent serving in Gao, Mali. Flickr/UN Photo/Harandane Dicko

China’s security sector assistance (SSA) to Mali since the 2012 crisis may have potential unintended consequences on state fragility. In this presentation Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah will explore how China’s aid, which aims to equip Mali to address terrorism and insurgency, may cause further damage–through increased dependence on China, militarization, human rights abuses by security forces, and reduced accountability, fueling corruption. Wolseley Prah will argue that an integrated approach is needed for SSA to support stability in Mali without exacerbating vulnerabilities. Lina Benabdallah and Paul Nantulya will offer additional insights in a conversation moderated by Yoon Jung Park.

This event is co-sponsored by the Africa-China Initiative and the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University.

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Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah, Research Fellow, Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations 

Lina Benabdallah (discussant), Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Wake Forest University

Paul Nantulya (discussant), Research Associate, Africa Center for Strategic Studies 

Yoon Jung Park (moderator), Program Director, Africa-China Initiative, Georgetown University