Signe Cold-Ravnkilde

Senior Researcher at @diis.dk security and development politics, peace and conflict in Africa/Sahel.

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Proud to announce Almamy Sylla and my article on #Mali's new influencers is out now. WWA @diisdk research funded by @Carlsbergfondet

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

In their new article, @signecold & Almamy Sylla study how ‘videomen’ in Mali shape public perceptions of new military leaders and their international partners. 🇲🇱

Read the article for free: https://t.co/Wd5X6t9P4s

[Nina Wilén @WilenNina]

" In any case, #Algeria reportedly helped mediate the departure of #Russia ’s #Africa Corps from #Kidal after the #FLA took the city on April 25...communication between the FLA & the Algerian authorities"
Interesting about #Mali & Algeria by @sahelblog
https://t.co/DYN4n4kg4F

[Bridges from Bamako @BridgesFromBKO]

Nationalist opinion in #Mali sees the current insurrection as "no longer a rural uprising financed by cattle rustling and artisanal gold [but] an int'l war machine whose funding passes thru respectable bank accounts and complicit diplomatic mediation"
https://t.co/WKl1T5vdy5

[Bridges from Bamako @BridgesFromBKO]

In southern #Mali, JNIM has slaughtered fellow Muslims "like animals" in the words of Deb McNamara, with whom I served in Peace Corps Mali ~27 years ago. Her essay warns against dehumanization and draws chilling parallels to political dynamics in the US.
https://t.co/MArqgsn2Y3

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Russia targeting African migrants in digital recruitment campaigns https://t.co/23yZehGUTQ

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

@shanaka86 Unbelievable

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

I Mandags gæstede jeg "Syd for Sahara: Malis skæbnestund" af @DanWatchDK med @OscarRothstein #spreaker https://t.co/XYsxneXHcO @diisdk @Carlsbergfondet

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Taking control of the south will be difficult: local populations reject jihadist rule and, as Kassim Koné stressed, people are ready to fight for their nation.
For Mali’s military government, resolving this crisis is vital to its own survival — and to regional stability.

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Joined a @F24Debate with KassimKoné, Djenabou Cissé & Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot to discuss the jihadist blockades of Bamako and what they mean for #Sahel security.
👉 https://t.co/yTdNbb7AaD
#Mali #WWA @diis @Carlsbergfondet

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

I underlined that jihadist governance in the #Sahel is less about holding territory and more about controlling what moves in and out of it.
The blockades mark an ambitious expansion — targeting the national economy as a whole.

[The Debate – France 24 @F24Debate]

🇲🇱🇩🇿 @signecold explains how drone threats and accusations of backing jihadists have strained ties between #Mali and #Algeria.

[The Debate – France 24 @F24Debate]

@signecold 🇲🇱🇧🇫 Kassim Kone predicts backlash, where, like in #BurkinaFaso, young people take up arms against the insurgency.

More in #F24Debate ➡️ https://t.co/DSr7rFmEi1

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Taking control of the south will be difficult: local populations reject jihadist rule and, as Kassim Koné stressed, people are ready to fight for their nation.
For Mali’s military government, resolving this crisis is vital to its own survival — and to regional stability.

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

I underlined that jihadist governance in the #Sahel is less about holding territory and more about controlling what moves in and out of it.
The blockades mark an ambitious expansion — targeting the national economy as a whole rather than specific zones.

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Who fights for Russia in Ukraine? Join us 18 Nov at @diisdk for a seminar on non-conventional soldiers – prisoners, migrants & separatists. Panel w/ @karenphilippal, @OZeveleva @MartinUlven01 Moderated by @JakobBohr https://t.co/PQCMcTMyAV #RussiaUkraineWar

[Howard W. French @hofrench]

A special moment that never gets old, unboxing a new book after years of work on it. Please help me welcome The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.

[Hetav Rojan @HetavRojan]

Glæder mig til nyt seminar på @diisdk!
@Monakshh og jeg inviterer til briefing og samtale om det nye Syrien efter Assad's exit.
Det er på dansk og du kan ik være med på teams.
Klik og tilmeld dig her:
https://t.co/Lj95lxCEvI

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

@BridgesFromBKO @EvaStambol @Geopolitics_Jl thanks so much for sharing

[Bridges from Bamako @BridgesFromBKO]

A wonderful new article by @EvaStambol, Almamy Sylla and @signecold unpacks divergent understandings of anticolonialism in #Mali. Published in the journal @Geopolitics_Jl:
https://t.co/AJaEMFGIx5

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

#Research #Sahel #Geopolitics #Collaboration #NewPerspectives The workshop was generously funded by the @Carlsbergfondet #WWA research @diisdk

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

A heartfelt thank you to all participants of our workshop on New Geopolitical Orders in the Sahel i Tisvilde last week.

[Signe Cold-Ravnkilde @signecold]

Your inspiring presentations, rich discussions, and new perspectives have truly elevated our understanding of this critical region. We are grateful for the insights shared and look forward to continuing the collaboration in shaping future research on the Sahel