FBA Research report. Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
In light of changing political paradigms in the wake of military coups in 2020–2023, the present research examines the changing…
On Shifting Sands in Africa’s Sahel Region: Tensions between Security and Free Movement (Migration Policy Institute)
This article examines how a complex interplay of historical trends, security concerns, and outside factors shapes migration in Africa’s Sahel…
Bridging the Maghreb-Sahel Divide in Policy and Research: Take-aways from the MECAM Policy Talk 2025 (Hypotheses)
The frequently disregarded links between the Maghreb and Sahel regions were the main topic of the Policy Talk. The conversation…
The Future of Governance in the Sahel – (Re)building social cohesion and public trust (UNDP)
UNDP WACA, UNOWAS, and UNISS collaborated to produce the report The Future of Governance: (Re)building Social Cohesion and Public Trust,…
The Banjul Moment of Governance: Sahel Governance Forum Charts New Path for Trust and Accountability (UNDP)
More than 300 regional stakeholders came together for the first Sahel Governance Forum in July 2025 in The Gambia to…
Speech: Let us stand with the women of the Sahel in recognition of their power to shape a better future (UN WOMEN)
In her speech to the UN Security Council, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasized the dire circumstances that women…
Audio… Advancing Women’s Leadership for Inclusive Governance in the Sahel (West Africa Democracy Radio)
Regional stakeholders examined women’s historical and current roles in governance at the Sahel Governance Forum in The Gambia, which had…
The Future of Governance in the Sahel (UNDP)
Leading experts who studied, questioned, and evaluated new trends, opportunities, difficulties, and lessons learned about Sahelian governance produced the current…
Building Climate Resilience at Scale in the Sahel (World Bank)
The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) of the World Bank is used as an example case study in this…
Making the concept of resilience in the Sahel more useful (PreventionWeb)
The two main issues with international attempts to increase resilience in the Sahel are that those who ought to be…
Sahel countries commit to Morocco’s infrastructural initiative (Al Mayadeen)
According to Agence Marrocane de Presse (MAP), the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Chad reaffirmed their nations’…
Landlocked Sahel states back Morocco’s sea access initiative (AP via Newsday)
According to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the landlocked nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have supported a…