Elodie RICHE

Élodie Riche runs a research program focused on contemporary conflicts, particularly in the Sahel, the Middle East, and Ukraine. She examines the determining factors of crises, as well as on the tools and approaches that the international community uses to deal with conflicts, such as stabilization and the "3D" approach integrating all issues related to diplomacy, defense, and development, and, more recently, post-conflict reconstruction issues. She is also interested in the biographical trajectories of combatants, regardless of whether or not they are deemed to be "jihadists". Élodie also coordinates work on governance issues, such as the government's role in the Sahel, corruption, and the concept of "suppléance", particularly when local populations try to recreate security "from the ground up" in a crisis situation.

Before joining AFD in 2019, Élodie Riche worked at the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, and then at the Directorate for Africa and the Indian Ocean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was also a governance cooperation attaché at the French Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, where she focused on issues of justice, government reform, and combating corruption in a post-crisis context.

Other Publications

• « Les conflits armés en Afrique et le développement, état des réflexions et enjeux », with N. Bagayoko, L'économie africaine 2025, Editions La Découverte, january 2025.

Articles & Op-eds

• « L’Afrique peut-elle se passer d’aide publique au développement ? », with J.D. Naudet, Cairn.info, Revue Défense Nationale n° 882, august 2025
• « Quand la société civile prend le relais des services publics », with A. Gaudry, S. Leyronas and A. Perraud, The Conversation France, may 2025.
• « Conflict-proof development aid », with J.D. Naudet, GlobalDev, october 2024.