Mapping Africa Transformations

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Cross-border co-operation is under threat in West Africa

Twenty years after Alpha Oumar Konaré’s call for pays-frontières, cross-border co-operation in West Africa is under threat
Security
Audio

Women Leading Change: Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa
Gender
Audio

Women Leading Change: Chioma Agwuegbo

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa
Gender
Audio

Women Leading Change: Valerie Labi

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa
Gender
Audio

Women Leading Change: Charlène Kouassi

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa
Gender

Four levers for more sustainable, accessible, and inclusive transport systems in Ghana

In the cities of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana, basic services such as markets, healthcare facilities and primary schools are out of reach for many people
Brochure Climate
Blog post

Jihadists threaten informal trade between Burkina Faso and Ghana

In recent years, West African jihadist groups have expanded from the Central Sahel to the coastal countries of the Gulf of Guinea
Security
Audio

Women Leading Change: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa
Gender