Events

From 25 to 28 June 2019, the national workshop of the "Women, Youth, Defence and Security" Programme was held in Bamako as part of the partnership between the The Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa of…

Security Sector Reform (SSR) sufficiently demonstrates that the field of security is not limited to the action of defence and security forces, it must also consider the aspirations of the population and the security of…

The Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES PSCC) in collaboration with the Laboratory for the Analysis of Societies and Powers / Africa - Diasporas (LASPAD) and the…

FES PSCC organised a sub-regional workshop on the "Establishment of a framework for consultation between Authorities and Medias in / for the fight against terrorism".

The FES PSCC, WANEP and the Laboratory of Analysis of Societies and Powers Africa / Diasporas, organized a workshop on Citizen Control in Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau.

On 15 November 2018, the FES PSCC hosted a get together among various Mauritanian think tanks in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott. Amongst other topics, they discussed Mauritania and the Sahel region's current security…

On 15 – 16 October 2018, the FES PSCC therefore conducted the 2^nd edition of the Sahel-Sahara Dialogue at Gorée Island close to Dakar on the theme: "Towards better regional cooperation for inclusive and concerted responses to…

Based on the perception that armed conflicts are nowadays increasingly being fought within states rather than between them, new security challenges and threats have emerged. Amongst other security threats, climate change,…

From 18 to 20 September 2018, the Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa of the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES PSCC) and its offices in Mali and Ivory Coast, in partnership with the Centre des Hautes Etudes…

On 28 June 2018, the Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD) organised a major conference during which the Peace and Security Competence Centre Sub-Saharan Africa Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES PSCC)…

On 28th March 2018, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa (FES PSCC) presented its study "Faces of Religious Radicalization in African Carceral Spaces", written by Dr. Sylvain…

On 20 to 21 March 2018, the Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES PSCC) co-organised with WANEP-SENEGAL a diagnostic workshop on common security challenges in the…

On 1st March 2018, the Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa presented studies on the interactions between security threats in the Sahel, respectively on the themes "Conflicts between farmers and herders…

The political situation in Guinea-Bissau is characterized by recurrent instability. The political crisis is a source of deep concern at both national and international level. The Conakry Agreement, whose objective was to…

The "New Geopolitics of Peace Operations III" took place in Dakar. This was a cooperation between FES PSCC and SIPRI.

The increasingly complex political and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region is one of the major concerns for peace and security. The interweaving of issues, actors and networks further complicates the situation in the…

Political rivalries at the root of instability in Guinea-Bissau make it difficult to implement the Conakry Agreement. Although signed by rival political elites under the auspices of ECOWAS, there is no sign of progress on the…