News & Press

Editorial – November 2022

Dear partners, dear members, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to address you through this editorial and, for the first time, in my capacity as the new Chair of the Sahel Alliance Steering Committee. The Sahel is at a crossroads. The structural challenges, compounded with the exogenous shocks, confronting…

18 November 202218 November 2022 Editoriaux

The Great Green Wall: fighting global warming in the Sahel

In the light of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Great Green Wall Accelerator and the Sahel Alliance are intensifying their efforts to strengthen their cooperation and achieve the objectives of the Great Green Wall – resilient agriculture, restored land and the creation of green jobs – in the face of…

9 November 202218 November 2022 News Press

Burkina Faso: interview with Mariam Ouedraogo, journalist winner of the Bayeux Prize 2022

Mariam Ouedraogo is a journalist with the Burkinabe public daily Sidwaya, where she has worked since December 2013. She was awarded the Bayeux 2022 prize, in the written press category, for her series of reports “Axe Dablo-Kaya: la route de l’enfer des femmes déplacées internes” (Dablo-Kaya axis: the road to hell…

4 November 202225 November 2022 News Press

Beyond insecurity: better access to water in the Tahoua and Tillabéri regions

In order to stabilise areas facing both complex security challenges and high economic, social and climate vulnerabilities, the G5 Sahel member countries asked the G5 Sahel Executive Secretariat in 2018 to develop an Emergency Development Programme (EDP). The Sahel Alliance members mobilised in December 2018 to implement this programme: they financed,…

24 October 202228 October 2022 News Decentralization and basic services

Rural women build resilience to climate change in the Sahel

Rural women play a central role in the agricultural sector in the Sahel. They are active all along the production chain, from the work in the field to the sale and processing of products, and are the first to suffer from the effects of climate change. We went to meet those…

21 October 202226 October 2022 News Agriculture, rural development and food security

“Education is a key driver of stability, social cohesion and peace”

An interview with Ousmane Diagana, a Mauritanian national, World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa since July 1st, 2020. In this role, he coordinates the World Bank’s relationships with 22 countries and manages a portfolio of projects, technical assistance, and financial resources totalling more than 47 billion dollars.…

17 October 202218 October 2022 Education and youth employment Press

Education in the Sahel: moving from intention to impact

A meeting focusing on education in the Sahel was held on October 13 as part of the World Bank Group’s annual meetings, under the aegis of the Sahel Alliance. The discussion took place between government representatives from Sahel countries and Sahel Alliance members as well as key partners. The objective?…

14 October 202220 October 2022 News Education and youth employment

Youth technical and vocational training in Tillabéri: perspectives and experience sharing

In Niger, the training sector and the labour market face many challenges. The public sector alone is not able to absorb the growing number of young jobseekers – 70% of the Nigerien population is under 25. The private sector, while presenting opportunities, currently offers only a limited number of positions,…

4 October 202213 October 2022 Education and youth employment Press Forthcoming events

Implementation of the ITA in Chad: field meetings and consultations with local authorities

A joint Sahel Alliance mission to assess the level of operationalisation of the Integrated Territorial Approach (ITA) took place from 21 to 24 June 2022 in Kanem and Barh el Gazel. Led by the Director of AFD, and composed of project managers and experts from GIZ, AFD and the Sahel…

3 October 20224 October 2022 News Press

Accelerate growth and prioritize climate adaptation to alleviate poverty and address food insecurity in Sahelian countries

Newly released Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for the G5 Sahel region estimates that up to 13.5 million people across the Sahel could fall into poverty due to climate change-related shocks by 2050 if urgent climate adaptation measures are not taken. The Sahel region is particularly vulnerable to land degradation, experiencing more extreme…

20 September 202220 September 2022 News