The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) is a central federal government agency with an absolute mandate to ...

A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to ...

Since 2011, many Sahel strategies have been adopted in collaboration with various partners to respond to the region’s challenges. Despite these efforts, the G5 countries face not only ongoing security ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

A POSSE of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past, but Mauritania's camelback cavalry play a vital role in the fight against insurgents today.

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner ...

A worker waters plants in the China-Africa Green Technology Park in Bir El Barka, Trarza region, western Mauritania, on May 22, 2025. The China-Africa Green Technology Park is a key demonstration ...

The G5 Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are confronted with multiple challenges. This report uses the International Futures forecasting system to analyse the likely ...

Climate change intensifies conflict and displacement in Nigeria and the Sahel, worsening insecurity and humanitarian crises. Experts call for urgent, coordinated action.

Armed groups from across Nigeria and from neighbouring countries in the Sahel are believed to be behind many attacks. Raids ...