Billions in development contracts flow through the Sahel each year. Most are missed by qualified local firms — not because the opportunities don’t exist, but because they’re scattered across dozens of platforms.
A year past the AI hype peak, the picture is clearer. Document intelligence and satellite analysis are delivering real results in development. Chatbots and automated grant writing? Not so much.
Mauritania has quietly become one of the Sahel’s most active development pipelines. From the $82.5M DREAM project to green hydrogen ambitions, here’s where the opportunities are in 2026.
97% of development data never gets read outside the organization that produced it. With IATI shifting focus to data use, the sector is finally asking the right question.
