Resources

Saferworld’s Warpod episode 13: The rise of private military and security companies

In this episode we discuss Wagner and the rise of private military contractors. We look at how they operate and their impacts on peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected areas.

Insecurity in the Sahel: rethinking Europe's response

How not to lose the Sahel: Community perspectives on insecurity and international interventions in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso

European security assistance: the search for stability in the Sahel

Joint statement: The People’s Coalition for the Sahel urges governments to uphold their commitments to protect civilians and fight impunity

The People’s Coalition for the Sahel is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Sahel region, marked by a surge in violence against civilians and two unconstitutional changes of power in the space of a few weeks in Chad and Mali.

Saferworld’s Warpod episode 6: Recalibrating external missions to the Sahel

In this episode of the Warpod, we pair with the Project for the Study of the 21st Century (PS21) to discuss whether no intervention would be better than the current interventions in the Sahel. 

How not to lose in the Sahel

In this blog, our Senior Conflict Policy Adviser Louisa Waugh writes of the weaknesses of current military interventions, and what can be done to support Sahelian communities deciding their own futures.

The People’s Coalition for the Sahel: Presentation of the four People’s Pillars

ORG Explains #12: The UK’s Pivot to the Sahel