Why these West African architects are choosing mud over concrete (National Geographic)
“Across Sahelian Africa, there are thousands of villages like Koumi—and in the dozens I’ve visited in several countries, concrete is…
Mauritania Appeal: Humanitarian Action for Children (Unicef)
“In Mauritania, one in four children lives in absolute poverty, 80 per cent of children experience at least one form…
Building Resilience in the Sahel: Lessons from Mali (People in Need via Reliefweb)
“Together with Alliance2015 partner Welthungerhilfe, and with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, People in…
Africa’s ‘Green Wall’ also makes economic sense (University of Bonn via ScienceDaily)
“Fifteen years ago, the African Union decided on an ambitious program: degraded ecosystems in parts of the Sahel are to…
Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments, FAO-led study finds (FAO)
“Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle…
Report: How climate change affects the human rights of Sahel region migrants (OHCHR)
“The human rights impacts of climate change-related migration are at the centre of a new UN Human Rights report, released…
Sahel Leaders Commit to Ambitious Reforms to Support Access to Quality Education (The World Bank)
“At the end of the meeting, the leaders of the Sahel countries committed in a joint declaration to deepen reforms…
Nouakchott Declaration on Education in the G5 Sahel Countries (via The World Bank)
“We, Heads of State and Government of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, met in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of…
ELEVATING GROUNDWATER KNOWLEDGE, EXPLORATION CAPACITY, AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN THE SAHEL REGION OF WEST AFRICA (The World Bank)
“In the deserts and dryland communities of the Sahel region, the scarcity of water resources threatens livelihoods, agriculture, and even…
Desert to Power initiative a step closer to lighting up the Sahel (ESI Africa)
“The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved an investment of $150 million into the African Development Bank Desert to Power…
Regional Food and Nutrition Security Report 2021 (RPCA)
“This first regional report on food and nutrition security in the Sahel and West Africa was produced by CILSS and…
African Sahelian farmers diversify crops to adapt to climate change (UBA)
“Farming communities in the African Sahel have adapted their crops to the high seasonal variability and rising temperatures caused by…