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Events

Tuesday, 20.11.2012 - Abuja, Nigeria | Mali | Event

Statehood as a crucial problem of insecurity

Not only did the 'Arabellion' movement change political realities of some countries in North Africa, it also precipitated major changes in the Sahel. Not least because the political crisis in Mali reveals how Islamist forces…


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Monday, 19.11.2012 - Wednesday, 21.11.2012 - Abuja, Nigeria | Conflict in the Sahel | Event

Long-Term Perspectives on Security in the Sahel

Since the coup d’état in Mali in March 2011 it seems that the International Community has recognized the importance of a region that was left alone to its own fate for the most part in the past. High structural…


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Wednesday, 07.11.2012 | Democratic Governance & Human Security | Event

WANSED General Assembly

Members of the West African Network on Security and Democratic Governance analyzed new dynamics of military and civilian coup d’états and constitutional crises in the region, discussed the relations between politics,…


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Sunday, 21.10.2012 - Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire | Democratic Governance & Human Security | Event

WANSED General Assembly: Emerging Security Threats and Regional Responses

The annual general assembly of the West African Network on Security and Democratic Governance (WANSED) was the first organized and steered by the newly elected WANSED Executive Committee. WANSED members and guest experts…


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Sunday, 21.10.2012 - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | Democratic Governance & Human Security | Event

WANSED and FES sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the West African Network for Security and Democratic Governance (WANSED) share common objectives in promoting peace, security and democratic governance in West Africa. Since 2004, both…


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Wednesday, 20.06.2012 - Thursday, 21.06.2012 - Cotonou, Benin | Economic Governance & Food Crisis | Event

Economic Governance and Food Crisis in West Africa

At the initiative of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), a regional round table of experts on economic governance of food security in West Africa was held collaboration with Oxfam and the West African Civil Society Platform…


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Tuesday, 12.06.2012 - Thursday, 21.06.2012 - Abuja, Nigeria | Elections | Event

Regional approaches to improving Electoral processes

The third edition of the “Get to Know ECOWAS Training Programme” organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung was successfully held in Abuja, from 13th to 22nd June 2012.


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Friday, 25.11.2011 - Saturday, 26.11.2011 - Dodowa, Ghana | Small Arms and Light Weapons | Event

Stakeholder Consultation on SALW Production in Ghana

In cooperation with the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms (GNACSA), FES commissioned a study taking stock of existing laws with regards to SALW control in Ghana as a basis for the development of a holistic national…


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Friday, 28.10.2011 - Bamako, Mali | ECOWAS | Event

Parliamentary Debate: ECOWAS Security Architecture and Central Sahara Conflict System

In collaboration with WANSED and the Malian National Assembly, FES conducted a one-day dialog in Bamako on the regional security architecture and the dynamics of the Central Sahara conflict system.


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Friday, 21.10.2011 - Lome, Togo | Small Arms and Light Weapons | Event

Expert Meeting on SALW Flow in the Ghana-Togo-Benin-Nigeria Corridor

In preparation of a research project on "Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW) trafficking in West Africa: Illicit routes & cache of arms between Ghana, Togo, Benin & Nigeria", jointly commissioned by FES and the United Nations…


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Wednesday, 05.10.2011 - Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire | Small Arms and Light Weapons | Event

Validation Workshop on the draft National Bill on Small Arms and Light Weapons

In its ambition to domesticate the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), the National Commission on SALW in Cote d’Ivoire, in collaboration with FES, hosted a debate on a draft bill with key stakeholders.…


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Monday, 27.06.2011 - Monday, 04.07.2011 - Abuja, Nigeria | ECOWAS | Event

The Get to Know the ECOWAS 2011

The "Get to Know ECOWAS Programme" 2011 was successfully held in Abuja, Nigeria with 17 participants including 15 juniors experts from ECOWAS member states and two FES Abuja Interns. This year again, the ECOWAS Commission has…


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Sunday, 27.03.2011 - Praia, Cape verde | Democratic Governance & Human Security | Event

WANSED Executive Committee Meeting

WANSED’s newly elected Executive Committee met for its first working session in Praia. Cape Verde, in order to establish a strategic plan as well as a work plan for 2010 – 2011.


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Saturday, 12.03.2011 | Security Policy | Event

International Conference on Regional Security Policy in Africa

Effective regional cooperation for peace and security needs less focus on military intervention capacities, and more focus on capacities for political mediation and for support of democratization processes – this was one of…


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Friday, 19.11.2010 - Brussels, Belgium - Geneva, Switzerland | Security Policy | Event

Study Visit: Security Policy in the EU and Africa, Regional and International Cooperation

In its quest to widen the discourse about security policy and regional security architecture and to foster interregional dialogue between African regions and the EU as well as international organizations working on issues…


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Monday, 25.10.2010 - Tuesday, 26.10.2010 - Abuja, Nigeria | Elections | Event

Security Challenges of Election Management: Towards Nigeria 2010 Elections

As Nigeria’s electoral commission (INEC) prepares for the upcoming elections, this meeting jointly organized by INEC and FES allowed to identify critical security challenges during election periods and suggested strategies to…


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Thursday, 14.10.2010 - Abuja, Nigeria | ECOWAS | Event

The Get to Know the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)

In continuation of its efforts to support the ECOWAS Vision 2020, FES organized this programme to allow 12 junior experts from the region to familiarize themselves with various instruments ...


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Thursday, 07.10.2010 - Abuja, Nigeria | ECOWAS | Event

Book Launch: The Role of ECOWAS in Managing Political Crisis and Conflict

The Cases of Guinea and Guinea Bissau by Dr. Gilles Olakounle Yabi. This study is part of a series of studies that investigate how regional organizations in Africa deal with conflict and political crises in their member…


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Peace and Security Competence Centre, Africa Department

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Publications & Studies

DR. LUQMAN SAKA, March 2025 | Publication

Citizens and Security Sector Reform in Gambia’s Democratic Transition: Fostering Dialogue and Informed Civic Discourse

Citizens and Security Sector Reform in Gambia’s Democratic Transition

Debate about security sector... More

Dr. Ngala CHOME | Publication

The rising influence of Gulf and Middle Eastern powers in the Horn of Africa: Considerations for peace and security

Middle powers in the Arabian... More

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The East African Community Regional Force in the DR Congo : A regional retrospective

The East African Community Regional Force in the DR Congo

The East African Community’s... More

30.08.2024 | Publication

Between hybrid fragilities and competing international agendas in the Sahel: What prospects for the region?

Rapport Sahel Sahara Dialogue 2024

This report outlines the... More

23.07.2024 | Publication

Focus on Geopolitical Transformations and Crises in the Sahel: Redefining Sub-Regional and International Cooperation to Promote and Guarantee Peace and Stability in the Region

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For some years now, the Sahel... More

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Google Ireland Limited

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Data Recipients

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