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Youthful Demographic Conditions Could Push the Sahel to an “Afghanistan Moment”

Posted: 07 Feb 2022 09:01 PM PST

The countries of the Western Sahel find themselves in the tightening grip of a set of mutually reinforcing crises. These include deepening seasonal food insecurity and surges of food-aid dependency, widening income inequalities, widespread childhood stunting, low levels of education attainment and pervasive unemployment, as well as acute political instability and a rapidly growing Islamist-led […] Related posts: Investing in Girls and Women Could Set Stage for Peace, Development in Sahel...

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