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Fighting climate change: an opportunity for conflict prevention in the Sahel

Conflicts over natural resources play a significant role in the deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel, and lack of access to them is clearly a major constraint to sustainable development. In this region, climate change is even increasing stress and risks such as the reduction of water availability…

15 April 202121 April 2021 Agriculture, rural development and food security News

Niger: defeating hunger and defying climate change

More than 80% of the Niger’s population live from agriculture. However, it is often practised inefficiently. A project of the German Cooperation shows that yields can be significantly increased by expanding small-scale irrigation infrastructure. On 8 March 2021, Niger’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini formally launched the second phase of the…

12 April 202112 April 2021 Agriculture, rural development and food security News

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Unique Opportunity for the Sahel

Every year, International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to take stock of the state of play regarding women’s rights. It is also an opportune occasion to acknowledge the persistence of inequalities between men and women, but also to raise awareness of the need to eliminate the barriers that prevent women…

8 March 20218 March 2021 News

Burkina Faso: the municipalities improve people’s access to basic social services and local democracy

Nearly half of the population in Burkina Faso lives below the poverty line. Their access to clean water, education or health care is often not guaranteed. With decentralisation, the Government of Burkina Faso aims to ensure that the development of these basic benefits is designed by local communities, in order…

2 February 20212 February 2021 Decentralization and basic services News

Editorial – May 2021

Madam, Sir, dear members, dear partners, Since 20 April, all eyes have been on Chad, following the death of President Idriss Déby Itno. We extend our deepest condolences to the Chadian people and assure them of our solidarity and support in facing the country’s development challenges. The Alliance members are…

4 January 20217 May 2021 News

116: A NUMBER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN BURKINA FASO

Children are a vulnerable group in Burkina Faso, and respect for their fundamental rights is sometimes undermined. Physical and psychological violence against them is the best known, but the phenomenon of child labour is far from being a marginal issue. Underage girls are sent from the countryside to the cities…

19 December 202030 December 2020 News

The members of the Sahel Alliance are more committed than ever to supporting Niger in accelerating access to electricity

At the close of the round table on accelerating access to electricity in Niger, Affouda Léon Biaou, Senior Energy Specialist for the World Bank and coordinator of the “Energy” working group for the Sahel Alliance in Niger, takes stock of the commitments of the members of the Sahel Alliance and…

7 December 20207 December 2020 Energy and climate News

Round table on electricity in Niger: “We note that our agenda is neither overly ambitious nor utopian.”

On 4 and 5 November 2020, the government of Niger, technical and financial partners, the private sector and donors met in Niamey for the first round table aimed at accelerating electrification in Niger towards universal access by 2030. At the end of the exchanges, assessment and review of progress, with…

7 December 20207 December 2020 Energy and climate News

Mauritanian police are stepping up their efforts to better combat gender-based violence

Faced with the scourge of gender-based violence on the front lines, Mauritanian police have undertaken a vast task: to strengthen the skills of its staff and equip them to provide better case management. There are many obstacles that prevent victims from walking through the police station door to seek redress…

3 December 20203 December 2020 Domestic security News

Meeting the challenge of women’s empowerment in the Sahel

Since the creation of the Sahel Alliance in 2017, many projects with sometimes unique approaches have contributed to greater women’s empowerment and gender equality. Here are a few of the projects supported by the Sahel Alliance that are changing the lives of women (and the whole family!) in Sahelian countries.…

2 December 202016 December 2020 News