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02 Mar 2017

Nigeria: New pledges to avert famine, but access remains the key challenge

Country:
Chad
Niger
Nigeria
Topics:
Development co-operation
Food security & Nutrition
Resilience
Security
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
The humanitarian community gathered on 25 February 2017 at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. According to UNOCHA, more than 10 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in this area; 7 million experience food insecurity; 1.8 million are internally displaced; more than 1 200 schools are damaged; 3 million children need educational assistance and about 1 million houses were destroyed by Boko Haram. Co-hosted by Norway, Nigeria, Germany and the UN, the conference raised USD 672 million in additional pledges, but access and protection in Boko Haram controlled areas of Borno State remain key challenges. Read on
07 Feb 2017

G5 Sahel: towards a joint force?

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Topics:
Cross-border co-operation
Regional integration
Sahara-Sahel
Security
Terrorism
Body:
On Monday, 6 February, the G5 Sahel heads of state met for their sixth extra-ordinary summit on the theme, “The security situation in Mali and its impact on the Sahel.” The meeting took place against a background in which Mali's peace agreement is breaking down; there are persistent terrorist attacks and, in recent months, there have been many operations in neighbouring countries. Among the measures mentioned, the G5 leaders emphasised the implementation of a joint force. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Places of residence of Sahelian emigrants, 2015

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Migration & Mobility
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
Sahelian migration within the region: Burkina Faso and Mali alone are responsible for over 28% of West African emigrants. Along with Niger and Chad, they are the countries whose migration trajectories are most centered on neighbouring and nearby countries. Emigrants from Senegal and Mauritania are more oriented towards the rest of the world. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa, 2015

Country:
Chad
Niger
Nigeria
Topics:
Development co-operation
Migration & Mobility
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
Half a million refugees in Chad and Niger: At the global level, forced displacement hit a record high in 2015. According to the UNHCR Global Trends 2015, some 65.3 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalised violence or human rights violations. This is 5.8 million more people than in 2014. Sub-Saharan Africa hosts about 29% of the world’s displaced people. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Chad: Internal fragilities and regional threats

Country:
Chad
Topics:
Resilience
Security
Terrorism
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
The regional security environment is also a concern for Chad, which has a significant security apparatus but is now suffering a sharp drop in its financial resources due to the fall in oil prices. Chad remains one of the poorest countries in the world where chronic food insecurity is a widespread issue for much of the population. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Percentage of young women (20-24 years) married before age 18

Country:
Chad
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Topics:
Children & Youth
Culture & Society
Gender
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
West African girls are married off too young: Seven West African countries rank among the top 20 countries in the world with the highest rate of child marriage: Niger (1), Chad (3), Mali (5), Guinea (6), Burkina Faso (8), Sierra Leone (13) and Nigeria (14). In Niger, three out of four girls marry before their 18th birthday, contributing to the highest fertility rate in the world of more than seven children per woman. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Refugees and internally displaced persons linked to current or recent conflicts

Country:
Chad
Mali
Niger
Topics:
Migration & Mobility
Security
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
Security threats exacerbate structural weaknesses: Niger, Chad and Mali are very fragile countries, combining problems related to their high rates of population growth, poverty and food insecurity. Security threats are exacerbating these structural weaknesses. In Sahelian countries, the insecurity-food complex must be addressed via a single, integrated approach. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Fertility rate and school enrolment

Country:
Chad
Mali
Niger
Topics:
Children & Youth
Demographic trends
Education
Gender
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
The education of girls contributes to reducing fertility: The number of children per woman of childbearing age (five West African countries are among the top 10 in the world) is significantly correlated to the prevalence of early marriage, the fertility rate of girls and their level of education. Read on
28 Nov 2016

Boko Haram becoming less deadly in Nigeria

Country:
Chad
Niger
Nigeria
Topics:
Security
Terrorism
Body:
According to 2016 Global Terrorism Index, the number of deaths in Nigeria related to terrorism attacks in has gone down (from 7 530 deaths in 2014 to 4 940 deaths in 2015). Nonetheless, Nigeria is still number three on the list of countries most affected by terrorism – after Iraq and Afghanistan. Read on
15 Nov 2016

CILSS launches a professional master’s degree in pastoralism

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Education
Livestock
Members:
CILSS
Body:
Within the framework of the Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project (PRAPS), CILSS will launch a professional master’s in pastoralism in January 2017 at the Agrhymet Regional Centre, based in Niamey, Niger. Agrhymet has had years of experience training officials from the Sahel and West Africa. Read on