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...
