Rahmane Idrissa is a political scientist based at the African Studies Centre of Leiden University. He is the author of The Politics of Islam in the Sahel. Between Persuasion and Violence (Routledge, 2017). He is currently working on a ‘Modern History of Niger’ and a study on the Songhay Empire.

• Editor’s Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsMap Chronology IntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Author

Rahmane Idrissa is a political scientist based at the African Studies Centre of Leiden University. He is the author of The Politics of Islam in the Sahel. Between Persuasion and Violence (Routledge, 2017). He is currently working on a ‘Modern History of Niger’ and a study on the Songhay Empire.

• Editor’s Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsMap Chronology IntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Author

Rahmane Idrissa is a political scientist based at the African Studies Centre of Leiden University. He is the author of The Politics of Islam in the Sahel. Between Persuasion and Violence (Routledge, 2017). He is currently working on a ‘Modern History of Niger’ and a study on the Songhay Empire.

• Editor’s Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsMap Chronology IntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Author