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Solar panels glint in the sun on a Tunisian lagoon, part of a long-delayed drive to harness the North African country's vast renewable energy potential.

Burkina Faso: After the second coup in nine months, divisions in the army and security forces must be urgently resolved. 

United Nations warns millions of people in region are at imminent risk of starvation.

Much more than a trend, increasing coups reflect a major crisis in West Africa’s political systems.

Unproductive arm-wrestling distracts from the key issues and could steer Malians even further from democracy.

Military-led government delayed elections by up to five years, drawing condemnation from regional authorities.

ISS: G5 Sahel: N’Djamena summit should redefine France-Sahel cooperation Written by ISSAfrica - 120 As the security crisis persists, public opinion on both sides is showing signs of rising impatience. Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France’s population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is the lowest backing it’s had sin...

defenceWeb Written by ISSAfrica - 114 More holistic approaches are now being used, but they still see conflict and violence through a counter-terrorism lens. ince it started nine years ago, the Sahel security crisis has claimed tens of thousands of lives, forcibly displaced millions, and triggered record levels of food shortages. Last year alone it claimed nearly 6 500 lives in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Widespread violence and insecurity have sparked a severe humanitarian crisis, with...