“When we think of the Sahel, many of us form a negative image, remarked Tamsin Rose, the debate moderator and Senior Fellow at the Africa Europe Foundation: ‘Yet its future could be different and much better. The region could be greener, leading to sustainable jobs and economic opportunities. It could offer more stability, less conflict, more participation, as well as a more open, stable and democratic society.’”
https://www.friendsofeurope.org/events/the-sahel-renaissance-enabling-a-just-rural-transformation/