Location: Niger

Most people assume peacebuilding looks like a peace process. A negotiating table. A dialogue session. A formal intervention. Search has learned that in many parts of the world, the most powerful peacebuilding looks nothing like that. Sometimes it looks like a hit TV show. After decades of working in Nigeria,…

Most people assume that online misinformation is impossible to stop. That by the time a rumor reaches a community, the damage is already done. That in a world where a single post can reach thousands in minutes, ordinary people are simply at the mercy of what spreads. In conflict-affected regions,…

Most people assume that once a harmful narrative takes hold, it’s impossible to stop. That misinformation moves too fast, reaches too far, and runs too deep to be interrupted. After decades of working in communities where narratives have fueled real violence, Search for Common Ground knows something different. Harmful narratives…

At the Second Forum on Peace and Social Cohesion in Niger, a woman stood up and spoke a truth too often ignored: “Without documents, we don’t exist—not to the state, not to the system, not to the future.” She wasn’t talking about politics or ideology. She was talking about civil…

Une carte blanche de Joep van Mierlo, directeur général Vétérinaires Sans Frontières et Hilde Deman, directrice exécutive Search for Common Ground. La région du Sahel traverse aujourd’hui une crise majeure de sécurité et de stabilité. Pour la première fois, elle concentre plus de la moitié des victimes d’attaques terroristes dans…

L’essor des technologies numériques a permis à des millions de personnes d’échanger et de s’engager sur des enjeux locaux et mondiaux. Dans les pays sahéliens, cette tendance est très visible avec un taux croissant de pénétration d’internet qui est de 33,1% au Mali, 19,9% au Burkina Faso et 16,9% au…

Lessons from insider mediation in Burundi, Niger, and Zimbabwe  At a Glance: This policy brief highlights key lessons learnt on enhancing both the strategic value and the effectiveness of insider mediation as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution in diverse fragile and conflict- affected contexts. The brief draws on…

Tilwate Peace Network is producing a dedicated study on Sahelian women in online spaces in partnership with the Bamako Forum on Digital and Social Cohesion. Based on a literature review and key informant interviews with women in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali about their online experiences, this paper provides insight…

Since 2012, Niger has faced an upsurge in insecurity due to the Boko Haram insurgency and the Malian crisis, primarily affecting the regions of Diffa, Tahoua, and Tillabéri. This insecurity, coupled with limited resources to address it, fosters mistrust and divisions within communities, making them more vulnerable to extremist groups.…