Analysts Examine Implications of African States’ Exit From ECOWAS (VOA)
Analysts in West Africa are reacting to the sudden exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the regional economic…
West Africa: What will happen after the “Sahel-Exit”? (The Bar Magazine)
On January 28th, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced that they are exiting ECOWAS with immediate effect. The divide within…
The Sahel Crisis, Governance, and Security
Jonathan MizeroAssociate, Policyinstitute.net The Sahel region, the ‘underbelly’ of the Sahara desert is one of those geo-politically important, yet under-estimated…
Climate change, illicit economies and community resilience: Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)
In West Africa, communities grappling with the severe impacts of climate change are turning to organized crime for survival. This…
L’intégration de l’agroécologie dans les politiques publiques du Sénégal (Inter-Réseaux)
Cette étude analyse le processus d’intégration de l’agroécologie dans les politiques publiques du Sénégal et s’interroge sur son potentiel de…
G5 Sahel Region : Country Climate and Development Report – Annex (The World Bank)
The five countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger (the G5) in the Sahel region of Africa are…
Innovation Platforms in Senegal: Evaluation, Challenges and Perspectives for the resilience of agricultural systems (SustainSahel)
As part of the SustainSahel program, Innovation Platforms (IP) were created under the coordination of WP2 to reinforce the collaboration…
Financement de la protection sociale adaptative au Burkina Faso (Inter-Réseaux)
L’analyse présentée dans ce rapport démontre que le dispositif de protection sociale, les instruments de rétention des risques et la…
Building resilience in the Sahel region through job creation for youth (Global Donor Platform For Rural Development)
The Sahel region is nowadays facing many challenges, including insecurity, rising extremism, lacking of economic prospects and decent employment opportunities,…
Governance and provision of basic social services as a means of conflict prevention in West Africa and the Sahel Region (United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa)
This policy paper examines the challenges of conflict prevention and sustaining peace in West Africa and the Sahel. It considers…
How Climate Change Fuels Conflict in the Sahel (American Security Project)
Adapting to the magnitude of temperature and precipitation changes expected in the Sahel will be challenging for already stressed governments.…
Chad – Key message update: In the Sahel, food consumption deficit is exacerbated by declining harvests and atypical food price increases, November 2023 (FEWS NET)
In the Sahel, rainfall disruptions have led to a decline in agricultural production, degrading the livelihoods of the very poor…