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…
Library Region: West Africa
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.
Covid-19 & Elections
This document explores how several countries including members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have had their…
Handbook for Anti-Money Laundry (AML) and Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for Not-For-Profit Organisations in West Africa
This handbook, therefore, seeks to facilitate learning among members of the non-profit sector about the critical money laundering and financing…