Bringing forth water to combat food insecurity and climate change in the Sahel (The World Bank)
Rainfed farming is the main source of income for 64% of the Sahelian people, who are mostly rural residents. Just…
For Sahel Stability, U.S. Needs Broader, Coordinated Policy (USIP)
Over the past ten years, insurgencies and coups have expanded throughout Africa’s Sahel, and U.S. policy has claimed to acknowledge…
The Sahel’s humanitarian crisis must not be forgotten (euobserver)
West Africa runs the risk of becoming overlooked. Hunger, displacement, and humanitarian need are reaching never-before-seen levels due to armed…
Empowering Young Women in the Sahel: Key Insights from the SWEDD Project (World Bank Blogs)
Glimpse: Young women play a critical role in the socioeconomic advancement of their communities and nations throughout the Sahel. They…
Sudan Situation Map Weekly Regional Update (UNHCR)
Basic necessities such as food, shelter, water, and medical supplies are in urgent need. The registration of new arrivals, moving…
UNFPA Sudan Emergency Situation Report (UNFPA via Reliefweb)
Since the conflict began in April 2023, 8.1 million people – including 6.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs) – have…
Fighting hunger, building peace: How farmers are sowing the seeds of change in Burkina Faso (World Food Programme)
Notwithstanding the difficulties, the World Food Program (WFP) has joined forces with the Government of Burkina Faso and two other…
Guide for civil society – Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel (Groundswell International and Cultivate! via FAO)
An integrated strategy that incorporates agroecology with women’s self-empowerment, nutrition, equity, and governance is the foundation of the recently released…
Beyond humanitarian aid: the EU’s approach to alleviating food crisis in the Sahel at a time of global insecurity (Foundation for European Progressive Studies)
In spite of mounting obstacles to development policy implementation, the study finds that the EU has continued to provide humanitarian…
Climate change, development, and conflict-fragility nexus in the Sahel (Brookings)
Glimpse: The Sahel has once again drawn attention from around the world, more than 40 years after a devastating famine…
WFP calls for urgent support to safeguard resilience programmes in The Sahel as funding dwindles (World Food Programme)
Glimpse: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urging governments and partners to protect resilience-building programs that assist crisis-affected…
For Peace in Sahel, African and U.S. Experts Urge Focused Partnership (USIP)
Glimpse: In the recent past, a dilemma gained in importance from the standpoint of U.S. and foreign policymakers: the assistance…