Climate and conflict: A look at environmental peacebuilding (Sustainability Times)
“The SIPRI authors identify three mechanisms that contribute to whether these peacebuilding efforts have the potential for success. First is…
Sahel and The Role of the EU: Security Is Not Everything (APRI)
“The political developments in several Sahel countries, for instance in Mali last year or just now in Chad, with the…
Strengthening Regional Water Security for Greater Resilience in the G5 Sahel (Worldbank)
“The dual objectives of this report on the G5 Sahel region are to: (i) do a high-level analysis of water…
Understanding Climate Change and Drought Perceptions, Impact and Responses in the Rural Savannah, West Africa (mdpi)
“Based largely on qualitative interviews, and complementary household surveys, the paper draws on the concepts of ‘mental’ and ‘cognised’ models…
Talks with Sahel extremists: Taboo, or a path toward peace? (The Christian Science Monitor)
“In Burkina Faso, some critics firmly oppose negotiations on principle – including Albert Ouedraogo, a former minister of education and…
Regional Protection Monitoring Report – Central Sahel (Project 21)
“First biannual report from Project 21, a new regional interagency protection monitoring tool aimed at harmonising data collection and analysis…
Violent extremism in Africa: Citizen perspectives from the Sahel epicenter and periphery (AFR Barometer)
“The Sahel is one of Africa’s most fragile regions and suffers from multiple longstanding and overlapping challenges, including entrenched poverty,…
Stability, Sustainability and Success in the Sahel: The Next Steps for the Czech Engagement (IIR)
“By subscribing to the securitydevelopment nexus, Czechia recently reinforced its diplomatic presence in the Sahel and spread its activities to…
The Sahel: A Neglected Crisis in Africa (American Security Project)
“But with the French pulling out, Washington must assess the threat terrorist groups will pose to regional stability. This includes…
Root Cause Analysis of Community-based Violence and Conflicts in G5 Sahel Countries (G5 Sahel, African Security Sector Network)
“The approach taken in this study seeks to identify the underlying structural dynamics of violence and competition within and between…
Maghreb-Sahel Security (Dis)connections: Shifting Dynamics and Growing Challenges (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
“Residual identity discontent is among the root-causes of unresolved grievances in the Sahel, breeding security challenges and complicating efforts to…
Time to Rethink Development Assistance in the Sahel (American Diplomacy)
Sahelian citizens are resilient from early childhood for living under harsh geographical conditions. However, education as well as health infrastructure…