Publication Social Democracy Basics on Social Democracy Political ideologies are normally not easy to understand and to define. Too many descriptions of theories and interpretations have been published. Due to the fact that many people ask about the values and principles of Social Democracy,...
Publication Democratic Governance & Human Security Youth, Violence and Democratisation in Northern Nigeria The national elections in Nigeria 2011 were labelled the freest and fairest in the history of the Nigerian democracy. Every election so far had been accompanied by violence but the outbreaks in Northern Nigeria 2011 reached a new level...
Publication Mali The African Giant and Mali In the fourth of the series “Abuja Debates” the study “The Role of Nigeria in Regional Security Policy by Prof. Warisu Oyensina Alli was publicly presented for the first time. The ensuing discussion among experts on the panel and guests...
Publication Security Policy Role of Nigeria in Regional Security Policy The emergence of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) has raised many hopes and expectations. Its development is at the heart of integration processes throughout the ontinent and receives considerable international...
Publication Security Policy A Gender and Security Policy in West Africa In order to integrate gender more systematically into its regional work in West Africa, FES had commissioned gender analyses of its thematic project areas in 2010.
Publication Mali Who Owns the Sahara? Old Conflicts, New Menaces The conflicts in northern Mali and the region of the central Sahara are increasingly complex. The region has traditionally been a pathway for many illegal commercial activities such as drug, arms or human trafficking from West and North...
Publication Elections The Role of Security Forces in the Electoral Process: The Case of the West African Countries Elections remain a main trigger of violence and insecurity in West Africa, and security forces (police, gendarmerie, military) do play a key role in electoral processes in the region. The study at hands provides insights for those...
Publication Oil Governance & Development Fuelling the World – Failing the Region? Oil Governance and Development in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea Countries in the Gulf of Guinea belong to those richest in resources yet poorest in development, stability and governance. Moving beyond the traditional concept of the ‘resource curse’ this edited volume analyses from numerous angles the...
Publication ECOWAS Young Experts on the ECOWAS Security Architecture Fostering peace, security and democracy in West Africa is one of the main objectives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In 12 essays, young West African experts examine challenges and suggest some perspectives on...
Publication Elections 2nd Edition Electoral Commissions in West Africa – A Comparative Study In addition to identifying similarities and differences in the set-up, roles and functioning of national electoral commissions in the 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), this second edition of the...
Mainstraming of women's needs and participation in security sector reform processes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Moderan, Ornella | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, December 2023 Download publication
From a focus on security to diplomatic dialogue Dakono, Baba | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, January 2022 should a negotiated stability be consiedered in the Sahel? Download publication
Gender-based violence in West Africa Ndiaye, Ndèye Amy | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Peace and Security Competence Centre Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021 the cases of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Download publication
The role of women in the conflict in Cabo Delgado Feijó, João | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Peace and Security Competence Centre Sub-Saharan Africa, [2021] understanding vicious cycles of violence Download publication
Chad in its regional environment Gnanguênon, Amandine | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Peace and Security Competence Centre Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021 political alliances and ad hoc military coalitions Download publication
Pandora's box Tisseron, Antonin | Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Peace and Security Competence Centre Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021 Burkina Faso, self-defense militias and VDP law in fighting jihadism Download publication
