The EU strategy for the Sahel: an overarching approach to a systematic crisis (VUP Brussels School of Governance)
This policy paper explores the complex issues threatening the Sahel region’s security and stability. It looks at important topics like…
Conflict Prevention in the Sahel: Emerging Practice Across the UN (UNO CPR)
Preventing violent conflict is a central goal of the United Nations and a clear priority for Secretary-General António Guterres. It…
Wilson Memo | Converging Risks: Demographic Trends, Gender Inequity, and Security Challenges in the Sahel (Wilson Center)
Security conditions in the Sahel are rapidly deteriorating. Since 2016, the region has witnessed a16-fold increase in terrorist attacks. In…
Regional Study on CIMIC: Good Practices and Lessons (UNDP)
This study is part of a series of research and policy papers developed by the Regional Stabilization Secretariat to contribute…
SAHEL SCHOOL CLOSURES INCREASE BY 20% IN PAST YEAR, WITH 200,000 MORE CHILDREN OUT OF CLASS (SAVE THE CHILDREN)
An uptick in violence in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali has led to the closure of…
Projet PREVENIR. Prévention et Résilience Pour l’Avenir (DRC, Denmark)
Le projet PREVENIR a été conçu pour réduire les conflits locaux et atténuer l’impact de la violence armée qui affecte…
West and Central Africa — Liptako Gourma and Central Sahel Situation Monthly Dashboard 38 (June 2023) (IOM UN Migration)
The Central Sahel area, and in particular the Liptako Gourma region, which borders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is affected…
SIPRI – Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma Region: Local Protection Mechanisms and Humanitarian Response (Sahel Coalition)
As part of the research programme ‘Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma region’, this is the second of two reports seeking…
July 2023 Monthly Forecast: West Africa and the Sahel (Security Council Report)
In July, the Security Council will hold its biannual briefing on West Africa and the Sahel. The Special Representative and…
Improving Resilience, Stability and Social Cohesion through Employment Opportunities in the Sahel – GCP/GLO/050/GER (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Populations across the five countries are growing rapidly and expected to rise to more than 200 million by 2050. Up…
The BMZ’s Sahel Plus Initiative (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
The situation in the Sahel region has a great influence on stability in the northern and central parts of Africa,…
The Sahel (World Health Organization)
The Sahel crisis is one of the fastest growing, yet most forgotten crises in the world. The region is facing…