On 30 June 2025 in Ouagadougou, representatives from six member countries of the Desert to Power Initiative approved key strategic documents to boost independent power production in the Sahel, at the ...

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with ...

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three ...

The G5 Sahel region: a Desert Flower? Fundamental development interventions, not militarised approaches, can improve the region’s dire long-term prospects.

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's southern rim from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. The violence, which started in ...

The “who’s who” map of most wanted men, and their groups across the Sahel, is a bewildering family tree of alliances and allegiances, old photographs, and long French or English acronyms.

As Tuareg rock group Etran de l’Aïr release their new album, we take a look at their record label, the US-based Sahel Sounds – set up after a road trip around the region by its American founder.

Niger, in the Sahel – one of the countries affected by conflicts in the region. Image: Shutterstock For years, conflicts have plagued nations bordering the Sahara Desert. But what exactly are the ...

Foreign influence in the Confederation of Sahel States is a complex and intertwined issue, where the political, economic, and military interests of major and regional powers converge. This vast area, ...

He described the Sahel as the vast semi-arid region of Africa, separating the Sahara Desert in the north from the tropical savannah to the south, representing a land of opportunities and challenges.