Alessio Iocchi
Senior Research FellowAlessio Iocchi is Senior Research Fellow in NUPI's Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development. He holds a PhD in Contemporary African History from University of Naples L'Orientale and works predominantly on non-state armed groups, insurgencies, social mobilization and the informal economy in the Sahel and Sahara.
Iocchi is also Associate Fellow at the Centro Studi Africa Contemporanea (CeSAC) and the Centro Mobilità e Migrazioni (MoMi) at University L'Orientale, he has worked as consultant for NGOs and collaborates with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). He has conducted in-depth fieldwork in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
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Thu 3 Dec 2020Event
WEBINAR: Launch of special issue of International Spectator
Time: 14:00 Location: Microsoft TeamsWe are happy to promote the launch of a special issue of the "International Spectator" journal on Governance, Fragility and Insurgency in the Sahel: A Hybrid Political Order in the Making, guest edited by Morten Bøås and Francesco Strazzari.
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Publication
: Academic article
The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad
2020Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless state- and peace-building process as the most feasible governance solution. Everyday practices of violent entrepreneurship, coalescing with inter-community... -
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: Popular scientific article
Il flusso migratorio sul continente africano
2020An overview of migratory issues on the African continent -
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: Report
The “Faceless Evildoers” of Cabo Delgado: an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique?
2020A brief assessment about the emergence of a jihadi group in Mozambique -
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: Report
Chad’s Pivotal Role in the Regional Crisis
2020An analysis of Chad's regime role in the context of the military and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin -
Publication
: Chapter
Jihad globale o insurgency locale? L'ISIS in Africa, da Boko Haram allo Stato Islamico nel Grande Sahara
This chapter sums up the evolution of jihadi activity in Mali and around Lake Chad, connecing local events to the concurrent emergence and evolution of the Islamic State. -
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: Academic article
The Origins of Boko Haram, and Why the War on Terror Matters
2020This article, prompted as a response to a recent contribution penned by Audu Bulama Bukarti,returns to the history of an incident occurred in 2003 between the Nigerian security and a group of militants popularly known as the “Nigerian Taliban” and considered as a precursor to Boko Haram. While the historiography... -
News
COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations
28.04.2020Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs. -
Publication
: Report
Lessons from the Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Community engagement, crisis communication and countering rumours
What lessons can we draw from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone? While both the outbreak itself and the context is different, there are enough similarities between the Ebola crisis and COVID-19 to extract useful lessons and best practices. In this research note, the focus... -
Wed 22 Apr 2020Event
WEBINAR: Jihad in the Sahel: Actors, developments and context
Time: 10:00 Location: WebinarWho are the jihadi insurgents, why are they gaining ground, and what are the likely future developments in the Sahel?
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Research project
Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)
2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?