Events

It is in an extremily tense political and security situation in The Gambia that Sanna CAMARA and Edrissa SANYANG held a roundtable discussion with the press on December 20th 2016 in the premises of Sub-Saharan Africa Centre…

The Centre for Studies and Training for Development (CEFOD) hosted the national workshop for the validation of the study on security issues and challenges in Chad, in N'Djamena on August 30. Professor Hassan Ahmat Mahamat…

The national validation workshop on the Niger study was held at Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey on August 10, 2016. The participants, concerned with security issues, represented the world of research, media and law…

The national validation of the study focusing on security challenges and issues in Burkina Faso was held in Ouagadougou on July 21, 2016. The workshop took place on the premises of the Centre pour la Gouvernance démocratique…

The authors of the country studies gathered in a suitable setting for reflection, in Tunis, from May 30 to June 1, 2016. The goal of the three-day workshop was to define the major security threats and challenges shared by the…

The Mauritanian workshop for the validation of the study by Mr. Isselmou Abdel Kader took place in Nouakchott on May 19, 2016. The event was hosted by the Mauritanie Perspectives think tank.

Doctor Zeini Moulaye presented the study on Security issues and challenges in Mali, before leaving for Saudi Arabia, where he had been appointed Ambassador of Mali. The workshop was held on FES-Mali premises in Bamako on…

On April 1, 2016, Retired Brigadier General Nouri Ben Taous presented a state of the art review on security challenges and issues in Tunisia in the framework of a national validation workshop on FES premises in Tunis.

The national validation workshop on the Morocco study was held in Rabat on February 25, 2016. Our colleagues at the Moroccan branch of FES kindly organized the event. Prof. Moussaoui El Ajlaoui presented his study on Security…

In continuation of the series of its ‘Abuja Debates’, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) started the year 2015 addressing the topic of “Displacement & Human Security in West Africa”. The debate, which held on the 20th of…

Maritime security should be part of national and sub-regional public discourse in order to promote innovative cross-regional cooperation initiatives to address the comprehensive peace and security challenges threatening…

Women have played a significant role in recent peace processes throughout West Africa. For example, in Liberia of 2003, it was the ‘Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace’, which made its voice heard and helped end the war.…

On July 17th, in the framework of its programme “Get to Know ECOWAS” which brought together 15 West African young leaders in Abuja from July 14th to July 18th, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung organised another of its Abuja…

On June, 26th, 2014 the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung continued the series of Abuja debates and again provided a platform for representatives of civil society, high-ranking officials as well as politicians and academics to…

The theme of “Security privatisation in ECOWAS” was the focus of a conference held from 11 to 13 June 2014 on the premises of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s Office in Cotonou. Participants were drawn from Bénin, Côte…

From 21st to 23rd of May 2014, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the National Defence College (NDC) Nigeria co-organised an international conference on "African Approaches to Maritime Security: The West and Central…

For its first debate of the year, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) opened the series of Abuja Debates for 2014 with a discussion on conflict management in West Africa. By gathering a broad range of stakeholders, the FES…