A socio-economic approach

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is geographically the African sub-continent that lies below the Sahara desert. In the literature, the term is frequently used as a way to distinguish the North from the rest of the continent for a cultural and geostrategic reason; SSA has been regarded as a homogenous zone, usually burdened by economic and political instabilities. Swept aside from the global scene, it is for a fact that little attention has been paid on the regional challenges.

On that account, the current article attempts, in the first place, to shed light on the socioeconomic disparities of the region; in the second place, to show off the security challenges that SSA encounters. Read more