A photographer ventures into remote northern Africa for an unprecedented view of one of the world’s most troubled, and least understood, regions Photographs by Philippe Dudouit / Contact Press Images; ...

The battle for control of the Sahel is the second in our series analysing Africa’s 2011 political flashpoints in 2011. Osama Bin Laden’s acceptance in his 27 October audio message of kidnapping as a ...

Despite a series of droughts and consistently low rainfall over the past few decades, the Sahel is home to rich bodies of water — hidden underground. Increasing water demand resulting from population ...

Explore the urgent issue of desertification in Africa's Sahel region and discover how the ambitious 'Great Green Wall' ...

The G5 Sahel heads of State, at a Summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last week, gave strong support to Desert to Power, an African Development Bank- (AfDB-) led initiative. The summit, 'Harnessing ...

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The areas surrounding the Sahara desert which decades ago were covered with forests, crops and grasslands, can be restored - a significant chunk of them by 2030 - ...

At the African Development Bank’s annual meeting, held in Busan, Korea, the bank’s president Akinwumi Adesina announced that, alongside the Green Climate Fund and the Africa 50 investment fund, it ...

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has arrived in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, ahead of the G5 Sahel Summit, and was received by Burkina Faso’s president, Mark ...