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The FES Peace and Security Competence Centre coordinates through a project-orientated approach within a network of (07) seven FES Offices all interests related to Peace and Security subjects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previously based in Abuja, it established office in Dakar in November 2016. It directly organises Peace and Security activities in the Sahel-Sahara region and in West Africa.

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Creator: FES PSCC

Dialogues about Security Challenges in the Sahelo-Saharan Region

What is the idea behind this project?

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Creator: FES PSCC

New Approaches to Collective Security

In many African countries violent conflict determines the socio-political agenda.

Latest Events

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National workshop in Mali of the programme "Women, Youth, Defence and Security"

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 the...

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National workshop in Senegal of the programme "Women, Youth, Defence and Security"

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 individuals to the...

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Restitution workshop of the exploratory phase of the programme citizen control of security public action Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau

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 West African...

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Establishment of a framework for consultation between authorities and the media in / for the fight against terrorism

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".

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Workshop on Programme Development: "Citizen Control of Public Safety Action"

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.

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University symposium for the sharing of security strategies in West Africa

On 29 November 2018, the FES PSCC met with students from the University Cheikh Anta DIOP to discuss the opportunities and risks of mediation as a means of conflict management in West Africa.

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Meeting with Mauritanian Think Tanks

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 situation.

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2nd Edition of the Sahel-Sahara Dialogue

On 15 – 16 October 2018, the FES PSCC therefore conducted the 2nd 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 security...

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University symposium for the sharing of security strategies in West Africa

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, resource...

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First Regional Seminar: "Women, Youth, Defence and Security"

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 de Défense...

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