Sep 17, 2024 | Environment, Front story, Issues, Mali, Nigeria, Rains and Floods, Regions, Sahel, West Africa
Recent flooding in northeastern Nigeria has displaced at least 50,000 people since the weekend of September 14-15, 2024. The flood, caused by the collapse of the Alau dam, has destroyed homes, farmlands, and marketplaces in Maiduguri, Borno State, further straining...
Sep 12, 2024 | Front story, Ghana, Issues, Mali, Regions, Sahel, Security
On September 10, 2024, Ghanaian Minister of Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, visited Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, leading a high-level delegation. During the visit, both countries discussed enhancing security cooperation to address shared challenges related to terrorism....
Sep 6, 2024 | Assessments, Front story, Mali, Niger, Regions, Sahel
MEA Risk reports that the August 2024 Sahel’s Instability Index reached 2.9 on a scale of 5.0 maximum. A 2.9 index signifies that collectively, the countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are considered a High-Risk Zone. Operatives, individuals and businesses...
Aug 18, 2024 | Environment, Front story, Issues, Maghreb, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sahel
Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern Libya...
Aug 18, 2024 | Front story, Issues, Niger, Regions, Sahel, Social Issues
The Sahelian nation of Niger is facing persistent problems of security, economic and social nature. Its biggest problem, obviously, is the Jihadist threat that has been wreaking havoc, in particular on its western side, along its borders with Mali and Burkina Faso. It...
Aug 18, 2024 | Front story, Issues, Middle East, Multi Crises
The Middle East has captured global attention since October 2023, so much so that the coverage of the war Ukraine eased considerably. The death toll in Gaza has reached the 40,000 mark and for some time, we have been warned of the potential of the widening of the war...
