Sustainability, Stability and Security in Africa

Have you ever wondered why despite heavy capital injections in intervention models such as the Sustainability, Stability and Security Initiative in Africa "3S" and Africa-Europe relations, among others, have not paid climate security dividends in the Sahel region? Research findings have revealed three crucial militating factors. Results indicate that sustainability, stability, and security hinge on the nature of the domestic political economy of the Sahel region. The political economy is characterised by two fundamental institutions: extractive political institutions and extractive economic institutions. These two institutions have combined to sire state fragility. Findings show that the extractive political institutions are scared of creative destruction, replacing the old with the new. The Africa-EU dialogue is a threat to the political economy of African leaders.