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In the Sahel, access to drinking water and sanitation for all are essential if we are to achieve decent living conditions. At the end of 2022, according to data from the joint monitoring programme nearly 38 million people living in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad did not have access…

The effects of climate change in the Sahel are weakening not only ecosystems but also economies and development progress. Extreme weather events, recurring droughts and floods are making resources increasingly scarce and contributing to a proliferation of crises in a region already struggling with extreme poverty and insecurity. The Sahelian…

“Look at my feet, I wasn’t born this way. I was blamed for the death of a child. I denied in vain.  They chased me, hurt me and amputated my toes… I couldn’t defend myself. I ended up in this centre… The courts have fined my persecutors. But I never…

How do intertwined crises and political instability in the Sahel affect development efforts and how can development partners provide more efficient and effective support to the populations on the ground? These questions were at the heart of the conversation during the Sahel Alliance high-level event “Turmoil in the Sahel: Challenges…