Political insecurity in the Sahel has its roots in poverty and climate change, declares Mahamadou Issoufou, the president of Niger.
Many agree with President Issoufou. Yet local community leaders, development experts and civil society activists claim that the region's governments and their foreign partners are not putting nearly enough money or effort into creating jobs, improving living conditions or reducing regional and social inequities--a fact that may prompt some frustrated youths to join armed movements or criminal gangs.
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