Invisible on Paper, Excluded in Life
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…
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Search dans La Libre – Ne tournons pas le dos au Sahel
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…
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Régulation du numérique au Sahel : État des lieux et perspectives pour un modèle centré sur l’humain
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…
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Insider Mediation: lessons learnt and best practices for conflict resolution and prevention
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…
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Sahelian Women in Digital Spaces
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…
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“ADALCI” (Fairness): Strengthening Access to Justice
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.…
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The Mu Gina Gobe Project: Building a More Peaceful Tomorrow in Niger
Soumana poses outside his welding factory. Photo by Oriane van den Broeck. The staccato rhythm of hammers fills the air. In this metal workshop in Niger, Soumana, part of a diverse group of iron workers, races against the clock to fill orders. Not that long ago, this scene would have…
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Can Europe still contribute to peace in Niger?
Read this article from Search for Common Ground’s Eoin O’Leary & Beatrice Abouya on what role European countries can have in building a peaceful future for Niger. “The withdrawal of French forces from Niger is officially underway, just weeks after French president Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a full withdrawal by year’s…
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