Location: Africa

The “Carbon Offset in the Niger Delta: Scoping Study Report,” funded by the European Union and implemented by Search for Common Ground, SDN, and PIND, examines the potential impact of carbon offset policies in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, focusing on Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. The study, published in May…

Nous, membres de la Coalition nationale pour la liberté d’expression et la modération des contenus au Kenya (FECOMO), du Forum Catalyst et du Forum de Bamako sur la cohésion numérique et sociale, réunis dans le cadre de la Conférence interrégionale sur les partenariats pour la consolidation de la paix numérique,…

We, members of the National Coalition on Freedom of Expression & Content Moderation in Kenya (FECOMO), the Catalyst Forum and the Bamako Forum on Digital and Social Cohesion gathered at the Cross-Regional Conference on Interregional Partnerships for Digital Peacebuilding, affirm our shared vision to shape Africa’s digital future as a…

Depuis août 2024, Search For Common Ground (Search) met en oeuvre le projet « Tukutane Tena/Retrouvons-nous Encore » dans les Hauts et Moyens Plateaux de l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), avec le soutien financier du Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Étrangères (MEAE) de la France. Cette…

In the corners of Mangateen Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, where dreams often disappear, dried by the hot sun of Juba in South Sudan, and rain floods, a young woman once sold groundnuts, water, and snacks to survive. This is the story of Nyakang Madier’s unwavering determination. Before becoming a…

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…

The Central Sahel faces interlinked crises of conflict, climate change and fragility, but responses have been fragmented. Environmental peacebuilding offers opportunities to promote cooperation between conflicting groups through climate-sensitive and mutually beneficial projects around natural resources. In this brief, we explore what the EU’s agenda means for environmental peacebuilding by…

In the dry northern plains of Benin, where the borders are more than just lines on a map, violent extremist groups creep across with promises and threats. They target the most vulnerable—especially girls. Girls like Aïcha, barely 14, face impossible choices: child marriage, forced recruitment, slavery. Here, danger doesn’t knock—it…

In the Sahel, climate change is not a distant threat. It’s a daily reality that intensifies existing tensions, deepens socio-economic divides, and fuels violent conflict. Rising temperatures and erratic weather patterns aren’t just environmental concerns. They are powerful accelerants of instability in already fragile contexts. At Search for Common Ground,…

For Hussein Mohammed, a 16-year-old living in the slums of Tudor Moroto, Mombasa, where large families squeeze into a 36 square foot space and the river rising equates to a flooded home, life has always been a blend of challenges and resilience. Growing up in a polygamous family with 13…