BBFORPEACE Calls For Review Of Repressive Laws In West Africa
The Executive Director of the Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), Mr. Rafiu Lawal, has called for legislative and judicial…
Geographical Coverage: West Africa
Managing Election Violence and Sustaining Peace and Security in West Africa
The year 2023 witnessed different forms of elections take place in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. They occurred during…
Challenges and Opportunities in West Africa with Maman Sidikou and Will Meeker
On this episode of ‘By the People’, we discuss the challenges and opportunities facing West Africa – a key strategic…
Citizen Participation in Local Governance in Africa
Local governance comprises a set of institutions, mechanisms and processes through which citizens and their groups can articulate their interests…
Global Standard for Civil Society Accountability: Reinforcing Legitimacy and Sustainability of the Third Sector in West Africa
This is a report of the workshop titled Global Standard for Civil Society Accountability: Reinforcing Legitimacy and Sustainability of the…
Collaborating for Effective Social in West Africa – Experiences, Enabling Factors and Challenges
In many countries, civil society organisations (CSOs) are under constant pressure and operating in a closing civic space. This has…
Social Accountability Guidebook (2nd Edition)
The second edition of Social Accountability Guidebook for CSOs is a learning resource that is intended to support the building…
Why International Development Projects Fail in Africa and What We Can Do Differently
This article examines how Sub-Saharan Africa is a graveyard of numerous development projects, and why while some of these projects…
Covid-19 and Civil Society Sustainability
This document discusses how the pandemic led to an abrupt diversion of focus, time, and resources of many Civil Society…
Funding the Fight against Covid-19
This document discusses the effects of covid-19 in West Africa in terms of leadership, transparency and accountability.