Anne-Marie Bissada

Oct 29, 2024 | theafricareport.com | Anne-Marie Bissada

Launched by the African Union in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to combat desertification, drought and land degradation across the Sahel with a $33bn reforestation initiative. The goal: a green corridor stretching 8,000 km from Senegal to Djibouti, intended to restore millions of hectares of land, revive and strengthen pastoralist communities lost to economic migration and create 10 million jobs by 2030. Get full access to The Africa Report

Jun 13, 2024 | theafricareport.com | Anne-Marie Bissada |Bojang Jnr

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May 19, 2024 | theafricareport.com | Anne-Marie Bissada

The civil war in Sudan opposes the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo. But it’s also a fight for regional hegemony between Saudi Arabia favouring Burhan and the UAE backing Hemeti with weapons and cash, as part of long-simmering power play tensions in the Gulf. Get full access to The Africa Report

Apr 15, 2024 | theafricareport.com | Anne-Marie Bissada

One year on, the civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to rage, with a looming famine in sight as warring parties use starvation as a tactic to control the population. The SAF, led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti’, were in an uneasy power-sharing situation in Get full access to The Africa Report