Gregory Mann considers the history of the Sahel as a state, between precolonial imaginary, colonial structures and postcolonial conflicts. His conclusions reveal that the states in that particular region have a tendency to give up their state power and authority by sub-contracting state responsibilities to international organisations and NGOs.
Nowadays more than a hundred countries grant external voting rights to their citizens living abroad. This essay studies the impact of such new voting rights in Africa, a continent with a high percentage of migrants, exploring the case of Mali’s most recent elections.
