Location: 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…

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…

Cross-border areas between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso face complex security problems and high economic and social vulnerabilities. This shared transhumance area, affected by climate change, runs out of resources, further exacerbating existing tensions within agro-pastoral communities. Populations, therefore, face increasing food and nutrition insecurity amid weakening governance and conflict…

Search for Common Ground (Search), grâce à un financement de 12 mois de la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates, a lancé le projet "COVID 19 : Renforcement des capacités des Centres d'Opérations d'Urgence Sanitaire dans le domaine de la RCCE au Sénégal et au Burkina Faso", afin d'aider ces deux…

As part of Search for Common Ground’s (Search) organization - wide strategy, the Greater Lake Chad (GLC) region was identified as one of twelve transnational conflict geographies in which Search will focus its efforts over the coming ten years. This summary lays out Search’s comprehensive strategy for the GLC region,…

Competitive Mapping Say et Kollo in Tillabéri report - project “On est ensemble !“ This report is part of the competitive mapping at the level of the two (2) new municipalities of additional intervention to the five initial municipalities of the “On Est Ensemble” project, funded by USAID. Search for…

The overall objective of this project is to “strengthen the resilience of young people to violent extremism and promote long-term stability in northern Tillabéri.“ This project is implemented in five (5) municipalities in the Tillabéri region (Abala, Ayorou, Banibangou, Bankilaré, Sanam). This first phase of the project funded by USAID…

Capitalization report and lessons learned “Kallo Leino Klla Founa” project– Together, let’s move forward into the future”,of which the goal Contribute to the peaceful reintegration of repentant prisoners and presumed members of Boko Haram in the Diffa region, funded by the European Union through the Instrument contributing to Stability and…

This report is part of the baseline study at the level of the two (2) new municipalities of additional intervention to the five initial municipalities of the “On Est Ensemble” project, funded by USAID. Search for Common Ground implements for 12 month (February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023) in…