Foundations of Burkina Faso’s Great Green Wall: Vegetation Growth in the Sahel Since 1990 (Toronto Metropolitan University)
In 2006, the African Union conceived a plan to halt the advancing desert, a wall of greenery stretching from coast…
African Agriculture talks alfalfa farming and boosting food security in the continent’s Sahel region (AFN)
The area is highly vulnerable to climate change, with temperatures increasing 1.5 times faster than the global average and intense…
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, One in five people in the Central Sahel needs humanitarian aid: Now is the time to turn words into action (OCHA IASC)
Despite risks and limited resources, national and international humanitarian partners – working with local organizations – continue to deliver. So…
Strengthening Stabilization in the Sahel (UNDP)
To ensure the success of stabilization activities, priority must be given to the expertise of local communities, which are in…
Reorienting Europe’s Approach in the Sahel (International Crisis Group)
To that end, the EU and its member states should … eorient their policies toward the long term in three…
Analysts Examine Implications of African States’ Exit From ECOWAS (VOA)
Analysts in West Africa are reacting to the sudden exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the regional economic…
West Africa: What will happen after the “Sahel-Exit”? (The Bar Magazine)
On January 28th, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced that they are exiting ECOWAS with immediate effect. The divide within…
The Sahel Crisis, Governance, and Security
Jonathan MizeroAssociate, Policyinstitute.net The Sahel region, the ‘underbelly’ of the Sahara desert is one of those geo-politically important, yet under-estimated…
Climate change, illicit economies and community resilience: Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)
In West Africa, communities grappling with the severe impacts of climate change are turning to organized crime for survival. This…
Blinken pledges $45 mln to boost coastal West Africa security (Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring…
Climate Change & Human Mobility In Africa: Global Political Implications (Global Forum on Migration and Development via Friedrich Ebert Foundation)
https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/aethiopien/20956.pdf
Senior Study Group for the Sahel: Final Report and Recommendations (USIP)
The United States has not traditionally viewed the Sahel as a region of vital interest, whether in terms of security…