Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France
Niger's military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from ...
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West Africa: RSF Calls on Authorities in the Sahel Region to Sign the Declaration on the Right to Information
Press Release - At the summit co-organised by UNESCO and the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on 6 and 7 November to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, ...
Bizcommunity26d
Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions
Here, in the northern Sahel desert region of Senegal (known as the ... As a response, the African Union set up an ambitious continent-wide megaproject in 2007 to address these social-ecological ...
Reuters20d
In Ghana, Sahel jihadis find refuge and supplies, sources say
Ghana shares a 600 km (372 mile) border with Burkina Faso, the country at the heart of an insurgency that has killed ...
World Bank8d
Why Pastoralism Matters More Than Ever for the Sahel and West Africa’s Future
Today, more than ever, we must turn our attention to pastoralism across the Sahel and West Africa. Stretching from Mauritania and Senegal on the Atlantic coast to the Nile Valley in Sudan, the Sahel ...
StrategyPage3d
Egypt: The Colossus of Africa
As Egypt expands its influence in North Africa, it continues to bump into rebellious Tuaregs, who are not alone in opposing Egyptian influence, While Egypt has the largest economy in North Africa, the ...
The Africa Report14d
Africa’s Great Green Wall battles instability to meet 2030 deadline
Launched by the African Union in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to combat desertification, drought and land ...
Newsclick8h
Niger Resists in Crosshairs of Sanctions, Climate Catastrophe
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of ...
The Africa Report19d
Sahel Sounds: The record label putting the semi‑arid, coup‑struck region on the musical map
It’s like a call to dance and celebrate, even if they evoke rather heavy subjects: the political situation, the suffering of those who try to cross the desert ... Thiam’s Africa Yontii is a delicate ...
Naija Gist - Latest16d
5 African countries set to benefit as Saudi Arabia raises $1.1 billion to support refugees
Displaced persons and refugees cross Africa's Sahel and lake chad region are set to benefit from a relief fund raised through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief).
Phys.org21d
Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say
The intense rainy season has unleashed a humanitarian crisis across large areas of the Sahel region bordering the Sahara desert ... a deal for poorer nations. "Africa has contributed a tiny ...
ISS28d
ISS Dakar: Regional Office Director for West Africa and the Sahel
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is looking for an inspiring and experienced Regional Office Director to lead our operations in Dakar and guide our human security work across West Africa and ...