« Suivre la route ».Mobilités et échanges entre Mali, Mauritanie et Sénégal

Choplin, Armelle; Lombard, Jérôme

doi:10.4000/echogeo.12127

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“…These facilitators are liaised (against their will or not) with border guards and police officers who stop and control the mobility at the countless checkpoints in the region. At these checkpoints, individuals are often selected on the basis of their appearance and are asked to pay some extra (Choplin and Lombard 2010). This issue was particularly highlighted by Omar when I asked him about the border between Mali and Burkina Faso: O: Between the border, those policemen ask money too much.…”

Section: Navigating Facilitation/control In Africamentioning

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Navigating the migration industry: migrants moving through an African-European web of facilitation/control

Schapendonk

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

106

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This paper approaches the African-European migration industry as a complex web of relations in which different actors liaise, objectives oppose each other, and roles overlap. Starting from this notion, the question emerges: How do migrants navigate this fuzzy web of migration facilitation/control? To answer this question, this paper uses a 'trajectory ethnography' that follows the im/mobility processes of migrants from Westand Central Africa to, and inside, Europe. In so doing, it particularly focuses on two practices that are related to the concept of social navigation. First, it concerns débrouillardise, a term that points to the power of improvisation, creativity and hustling. Second, it regards social negotiation, a term referring to the process of how migrants 'massage' their relations with important actors in the field. The findings stress the relational dimension of the migration industry in the sense that the functioning of one actor depends so much on the intentions and efforts of others. I conclude that we could enhance our knowledge on migration industries with studies that constantly shift between the perspective of the migrant, the social network, the facilitator and controller. Such a dynamic approach unpacks further the multiple efforts that produce migrant im/mobility.

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Section: Navigating Facilitation/control In Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating the migration industry: migrants moving through an African-European web of facilitation/control

Schapendonk

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

106

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“…Nomadic life and internal and trans-border human (i.e., nomadism) and livestock (i.e., transhumance) movement have long been the hallmarks of the sahelian region [10]. Population movement has intensified in recent years due to dynamic regional commercial exchanges, reinforced interdependence between neighboring countries, and construction of paved roads [11]. Moreover, the political instability in Mali, Mauritania's neighboring country to the south, and the resulting inter-ethnic conflicts have led to mass influx of Malian refugees into southern Mauritania [12,13].…”

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“…Moreover, the political instability in Mali, Mauritania's neighboring country to the south, and the resulting inter-ethnic conflicts have led to mass influx of Malian refugees into southern Mauritania [12,13]. The sahelian zone, particularly Hodh Elgharbi region, has also become a transit zone for thousands of migrants each year from sub-Saharan Africa on their way to Europe [11,13]. Population movements increase the risk of importation and spread of malaria parasites, including drug-resistant strains, compromising control efforts and programmes.…”

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Malaria epidemiology in Kobeni department, southeastern Mauritania from 2015 to 2017

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Background: Plasmodium falciparum malaria is endemic in the southern sahelian zone of Mauritania where intense internal and trans-border human and livestock movement occurs. The risk of importation and spread of drugresistant parasites need to be regularly assessed in this region. The objective of the study was to assess the recent malaria situation near the Mauritania-Mali border. Methods: Between February 2015 and December 2017, patients with fever or history of fever during the previous 48 h, presenting at the health centre of Kobeni city, were screened for malaria using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and microscopic examination of blood smears. The diagnosis was later confirmed by PCR. Cohen's kappa statistics was used to estimate the degree of agreement between diagnostic methods. Fisher's exact test was used to compare proportions. The odds ratio was calculated to measure the association between the use of bed nets and malaria infection. Results: A total of 2326 febrile patients (mean age, 20.2 years) were screened for malaria. The presence of malaria parasites was detected by RDT and microscopy in 53.0% and 49.3% of febrile patients, respectively, and was confirmed by PCR in 59.7% (45 missing data). Of 1361 PCR-positive samples, 1205 (88.5%) were P. falciparum, 47 (3.5%) P. vivax, and 99 (7.3%) P. falciparum-P. vivax mixed infection. Malaria transmission occurred mostly during and shortly after the rainy season. The annual rainfall was relatively low in 2016 (267 mm) and 2017 (274 mm), compared to 2015 (448 mm), and coincided with a decline in malaria prevalence in 2016-2017. Although 71.8% of febrile patients reported to possess at least one bed net in the household in our questionnaire, its reported use was not protective against malaria infection (odds ratio: 1.1, 95% CI: 0.91-1.32). Conclusions: Our study confirmed that P. falciparum is the dominant species in the sahelian zone and that malaria transmission is seasonal and associated with rainfall in this zone. The application of the current national policy based on rapid and reliable malaria diagnosis, case management with artemisinin-based combination therapy, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women, distribution and use of long-lasting insecticide impregnated bed nets, and the planned introduction of seasonal malaria chemoprevention for all children under 6 years old is expected to sustainably reduce malaria transmission in this zone.

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“…Until recently, the only way for the majority of Malians to access the Senegalese capital, Dakar, and its harbour was by taking the train. The roads that lead to the border between the two countries were only fully asphalted in 1999 on the Senegalese side, and in 2006 on the Malian side (Choplin and Lombard 2010: 5). Since the end of colonialism, the Dakar railway terminus served as a hub for a dynamic network of both settled and mobile Malians in the Senegalese capital, including traders, migrants and visitors.…”

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The need to travel: Malian women shuttle traders, autonomy and (mis)trust in neoliberal Dakar

Jónsson¹

2019

Africa

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Recent infrastructural developments in Senegal have severely impacted on the livelihoods of female bana-banas from Mali, a group of mobile traders operating in the Mali–Dakar corridor: transportation costs have significantly increased, travelling has become a more exhausting experience, and fatal accidents have become more frequent during journeys. Why did the bana-banas continue these arduous journeys? Why was their physical presence required in Dakar, and why did they not rely more extensively on social networks to facilitate their transnational trade? This article examines the conditions of autonomy, flexibility and limited trust that characterized the bana-banas’ livelihoods and necessitated their continued mobility from Mali. The recent infrastructural transformations have led to an increased commercialization and disarticulation of Malian trade networks in the Senegalese capital, and, due to personal circumstances, the women have often been cut off from networks. However, unlike general expectations of the ways in which networks evolve under conditions of neoliberalism, the bana-banas have not turned to personalized relationships of trust in Dakar, which might have facilitated their trade from a distance. The article contributes to the growing literature on social networks and trust by exploring how transnational trade does and does not work at this historical moment and in the context of gendered constraints.

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« Suivre la route ».Mobilités et échanges entre Mali, Mauritanie et Sénégal

Cited by 24 publications

References 7 publications

Navigating the migration industry: migrants moving through an African-European web of facilitation/control

Navigating the migration industry: migrants moving through an African-European web of facilitation/control

Malaria epidemiology in Kobeni department, southeastern Mauritania from 2015 to 2017

The need to travel: Malian women shuttle traders, autonomy and (mis)trust in neoliberal Dakar

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