Event Elections Ethics and Elections: Challenges and Institutional Responses The last public debate for the year addressed the issue of ‘Ethics and Elections: Challenges and Institutional Responses’. It brought together the Chairman of INEC, Nigeria, the Chairman of CENI, Mali, the Director Political Affairs,...
Event Small Arms and Light Weapons Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Routes and Caches in West Africa Over two decades, the illicit trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) has dominated West African headlines. Increasing insecurity due to insurgencies and armed conflict in the Sahel region, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Cote...
Event Democratic Governance & Human Security Advocacy for Democratic Governance and Human Security The West Africa Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Regional Office in Abuja have started a new initiative on strengthening democratic governance and human security by creating ownership for international...
Event ECOWAS ECOWAS Parliament, FES sign Memorandum of Understanding The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 16th September 2013. Both organisations underlined their commitment to the democratisation of...
Event Maritime Security Gulf of Guinea: a summit meeting for more Maritime Security? On 24–25 June 2013 a summit meeting took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, involving government representatives from 25 states in West and Central Africa on the issue of "Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea". It was the first summit in...
Event Elections Curbing electoral violence in West Africa Presidents of electoral commissions in West Africa and international experts are taking part in a regional workshop on the prevention of electoral violence from 18 to 20 June, 2013 in Cotonou, Bénin.
Event Maritime Security West African Approaches to Maritime Security A public debate organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Regional Office in Abuja, Nigeria, convened specialists of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Nigerian Navy and...
Event Conflict in the Sahel Strategic perspectives on conflict prevention in the Sahel Never has the Sahel gained as much international attention as since last year. Much of this attention has centred on the crisis in Northern Mali. More recently, the broader Sahel region and the interdependence of various regional...
Event Conflict in the Sahel A Wavering Central Sahel- Regional Responses The “Arab Spring”, which unfolded in North Africa in 2010, has triggered the successive fall of three Maghreb dictatorships, giving hope for a new deal in the devolution of power and a more sustainable democratic expression. In the wake...
Event Mali The situation in Mali - Long-term challenges and regional responses Since January of 2013, about 10,000 troops from numerous countries have been deployed to support the Malian army in fighting back the radical islamists. The situation is affecting not only the country itself, but the whole region. The...
