FBA Research report. Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
In light of changing political paradigms in the wake of military coups in 2020–2023, the present research examines the changing…
Homogeneous soil moisture fields suppress Sahelian MCS frequency (arXiv)
The current study examines how soil moisture (SM) heterogeneity affects the occurrence and growth of Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs), which…
The Great Green Wall (National Geographic)
A daring project led by Africa, the Great Green Wall was started in 2007 to fight desertification throughout the Sahel.…
Sahel Agroecology Training Targets Youth Amid High Unemployment, Food Risk (Ecofin Agency)
With a rigorous 50/50 gender balance, the Sahel Opportunities II project (2025–2028) intends to teach 4,175 young people and farmers…
Winter sea surface temperature interhemispheric dipole as a predictor for Sahel summer rainfall (IOP SCIENCE)
In this vulnerable climate hotspot, accurate Sahelian summer rainfall (SSR) forecasting is essential for preventing hydrometeorological disasters. In order to…
Sahel: What is countries, climate, flora, fauna and conflict (evidence network)
The Sahel, a semi-arid region that stretches across Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is thoroughly described…
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children – UNICEF (UNICEF)
Water-related issues pose a “triple danger” to 190 million children in ten African nations, according to UNICEF: a lack of…
Financing adaptive social protection in Chad: Disaster risk finance diagnostic (World Bank via UNDRR)
The current paper provides a thorough analysis of Chad’s social protection and catastrophe risk management practices, particularly in light of…
An imminent return to drought in the western Sahel? (ScienceAdvances)
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, the semi-arid Sahel saw spatially homogeneous drought throughout the 1970s and 1980s.…
On Shifting Sands in Africa’s Sahel Region: Tensions between Security and Free Movement (Migration Policy Institute)
This article examines how a complex interplay of historical trends, security concerns, and outside factors shapes migration in Africa’s Sahel…
Bridging the Maghreb-Sahel Divide in Policy and Research: Take-aways from the MECAM Policy Talk 2025 (Hypotheses)
The frequently disregarded links between the Maghreb and Sahel regions were the main topic of the Policy Talk. The conversation…
The Future of Governance in the Sahel – (Re)building social cohesion and public trust (UNDP)
UNDP WACA, UNOWAS, and UNISS collaborated to produce the report The Future of Governance: (Re)building Social Cohesion and Public Trust,…