The Africa Report

Sahel Sounds: The record label putting the semi-arid, coup-struck region on the musical map

This is the story of an independent record label that has been sending the music of the Sahel around the world since 2010. From Agadez, Niamey, Illighadad in Niger and Podor in Senegal, to Nouakchott ...
The Conversation

Niger is a key player in the Sahel region - 4 security implications of the coup

Muhammad Dan Suleiman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
NPR

Why Africa's Sahel region has been called the 'epicenter of global terrorism'

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings. Over half of all ...
The Conversation

Scramble for the Sahel – why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

Olayinka Ajala does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
consilium.europa

Sahel: EU appoints João Cravinho as new Special Representative for the Sahel region

Today the Council appointed João Cravinho as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel region. The new EUSR will actively contribute to regional and international efforts to achieve lasting peace ...
Mongabay

A forest garden project attempts to expand into the Sahel

A project in the Sahel and East Africa claims to fight both soil erosion and poverty through regenerative agroforestry. U.S.-based NGO Trees for the Future (TREES) trains farmers in what it calls the ...