Russia tightens hold on Sahel region and Africa’s west coast as US scrambles to retain disgruntled allies

Russia tightens hold on Sahel region and Africa’s west coast as US scrambles to retain disgruntled allies

Niger’s closer ties with Russia come a month after senior US officials visited Niger and expressed concern over the country’s potential relationships with Russia and Iran. Following the meeting, a spokesperson for Niger’s military, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, criticised the “condescending attitude” of the Americans for denying the Nigerien people the right to choose which countries they partner with.

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$6.5 billion lined up for Great Green Wall initiative in the Sahel region

$6.5 billion lined up for Great Green Wall initiative in the Sahel region

Barely hours after 100 actors from Africa and Europe signed a charter in support of pastoralism and livestock development in the Sahel, the African Development Bank unveiled plans to raise $6.5 billion to fund the region’s Great Green Wall Initiative. The funds will mitigate losses wrought by the coronavirus in...

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100 African, European actors sign a charter to promote pastoralism in the Sahel

100 African, European actors sign a charter to promote pastoralism in the Sahel

More than 100 European and African actors have signed a charter committing to the development of the agro-pastoralism in Africa, particularly in the Sahel. The charter is inspired by the resilience of Africans against coronavirus compared with other races. Pastoralism is a key economic activity of the Sahel, a vast...

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