Audio and Key Insights: sahara-sahel.org, 1 November 2025
(Gemini Audio) Key Insights from Three Reports on Africa’s Urbanization, Resilience, and Climate-Security Nexus (sahara-sahel.org) – Africa is at a…
Climate, Peace and Security in Stabilization contexts in the Sahel (UNDP)
UNDP, in collaboration with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), Liptako-Gourma Authority (LGA), African Union Commission (AUC), Climate Commission for…
From Silos to Synergies: Partnering for Social Cohesion in the Sahel (sipri)
Through the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus, the Sahel Resilience Partnership (SRP) is an example of a concerted effort to solve complex,…
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…
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…
Publication: Revisiting Five Facts about Shocks in the Sahel (World Bank)
The population’s vulnerability is increased by the Sahel region’s high level of shock exposure, particularly from climate-related and conflict-induced shocks.…
Resilience in the Sahel: Addressing the Nexus of Climate Change and Violent Extremism in Mauritania (unicri)
As climate change and violent extremism collide, West Africa faces increasing risks that call for immediate response. With its strategic…
Project 21 Briefing Note| Burkina Faso, Mali, Western Niger: Forced Displacement and Movement Restrictions in the Central Sahel (May 2025) (DRC, UNHCR)
Between 2020 and 2024, the number of registered refugees and asylum-seekers nearly quadrupled, while the number of internally displaced people…
Disrupting the destabilising impacts of organized crime in West Africa (Global Initiative)
Increasing violence is driving risky travel to the Canary Islands and changing smuggling networks, especially those involving cocaine and migration.…
UNICEF Executive Director visits the Sahel as insecurity and displacement continue to affect children (unicef)
The purpose of UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s visit to Burkina Faso was to see the government’s, partners’, and youths’…
Voices of Resilience: A Gender Needs Analysis on Preventing Violent Extremism in the Sahel (unicri)
UNICRI has gathered evidence of the gendered approach of jihadist groups’ messaging and the roles of women and girls in…
Violent extremism erodes local climate resilience in the Sahel (ISS)
Rural Sahelians have traditionally used indigenous dispute settlement techniques to resolve climate-related conflicts, according to recent Institute for Security Studies…