From Silos to Synergies: Partnering for Social Cohesion in the Sahel (sipri)
In order to address the interconnected problems in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, the German government funds the…
Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program. Annual Report. Fiscal Year 2025 (Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program & World Bank)
The Sahel is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world because of its ongoing poverty, climate shocks, violence,…
Responding faster to droughts with satellites and adaptive social protection in Niger (World Bank)
This article describes how Niger is responding swiftly and efficiently to droughts, which often endanger livelihoods and food security, by…
ICRISAT–Niger Partnership Sets New Benchmark for Resilient Agriculture in Africa’s Drylands (CGIAR)
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Niger’s long-standing collaboration is cited in the article as…
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…
The Sahel’s “Great Green Wall” is more than about planting trees (commonspace.eu)
Spanning 7,000 kilometers from the Red Sea to the Atlantic, the Great Green Wall of the Sahel is a revolutionary…
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…
Stitching hope: empowering displaced women in the Sahel (World Bank)
Through training, equipment, and revenue-generating activities, the Community-Based Sahel Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS), which is carried out in Burkina…
Comparative Analysis of Drought Trends in the Sahelian and Soudanian Zones of Mali: Case Study of Cinzana and Kola (American Journal of Climate Change)
Resource management and climate resilience depend on an understanding of hydroclimatic variability in the Sahel and Sudan. This study uses…
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…
COP30: The cautionary tale of the Sahel’s Great Green Wall (The New Humanitarian)
Once praised as a daring African-led answer to desertification, the Great Green Wall initiative is currently under fire for poor…