In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, ...

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In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is dwindling.

The 67th Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States ended last ...

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

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over $120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the ...

The terrorist group has emerged as most active in the Sahel, with a footprint across eight countries. It has been conducting ...

The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 ...

The Green Climate Fund approves $222 million for FAO to launch the SURAGGWA program in eight Sahelian countries. • The initiative focuses on restoring degraded lands and developing value chains for ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over USD 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the ...