Audio and Key Insights: sahara-sahel.org, 3 May 2026
(sahara-sahel.org) – The Sahel is currently facing a compounding crisis where a security escalation in Mali, but more generally political…
Regardless of Sahel region’s instability, international cooperation remains essential (Enabel)
This article makes the case that international cooperation is still necessary to address long-term development and security issues, notwithstanding the…
The enduring resilience of children of the Central Sahel in the midst of crisis (UNICEF)
This statement summarizes the results of a 14-day tour to the Central Sahel, which revealed a region characterized by severe…
Withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) from ECOWAS: A Theoretical Analysis of the Macroeconomic Consequences (SSRN)
This paper examines the macroeconomic, political, and social ramifications of the Alliance of Sahel States’ (Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali)…
Securing Africa’s Future Water Needs (CSIS)
The serious and expanding problem of water insecurity from the Sahel to South Africa is examined in this feature. It…
Audio and Key Insights: sahara-sahel.org, 27 February 2026
Main points of the texts on climate shocks, conflicts, new strategic needs, resilience partnership, hunger and social protection, modern water‑satisfaction…
Rethinking Europe’s approach to a defiant Sahel (Danish Institute for International Studies)
According to a policy brief by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), recent political developments in the Sahel, particularly…
Establishing social protection systems with an effective crisis response (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany)
In order to swiftly respond to climate shocks and disasters, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal are assisted…
Audio and Key Insights: sahara-sahel.org, 12 December 2025
Main points of the texts on drought trends in Mali, empowering displaced women, two decades of inequality, and the “Great…
Reconstructing Two Decades of Inequality in the Sahel Region (IZA via SSRN)
Scarce and inconsistent household spending data make it difficult to measure inequality in West Africa. Using a novel framework that…
The multi-aligned Sahel: Reframing the EU’s role in a crowded region (EU Institute for Security Studies)
Diverse alliances under the umbrella of multipolarity have been encouraged by the Central Sahel’s decline in pro-Western sentiment and strategic…
Audio and Key Insights: sahara-sahel.org, 12 November 2025
(Gemini Audio) Main points of the texts on a UNOWAS working group meeting, analytical means as to drought dynamics, and…