Event Reports

The city of Kara hosted its 2nd interfaith forum

From Thursday July 11 to Friday July 12, 2024, the second edition of the Interreligious Youth Forum took place in Kara, Togo. The forum brought together over 70 young people from all regions of the country.

Côte d'Ivoire's decentralization policy meets development challenges

KAS PDWA scholarship holders and Grand-Bassam town council

On Saturday June 29, 2024, our scholarship holders from Côte d'Ivoire visited the municipality of Grand-Bassam, 30 km from Abidjan, to gain a better understanding of the nexus of participatory governance and decentralization as an impetus for local development. Based on the case of the town of Grand-Bassam, located in what is known as Greater Abidjan, they examined the involvement of young people in local community development through these mechanisms.

What do the different faiths say about migration?

Men of faith have deliberated on the subject in the sub-region.

"Religion and Migration" was the theme of the 7th edition of the Interreligious Dialogue, organized by the Regional Program for Political Dialogue in West Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Israeli Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, and the Political Research Center of Abidjan.

Benin: The responsibilities of local elected officials under the microscope

KAS carried out its "Face the People" activity

From 23 to 25 April 2024, and again on 27 April 2024, the Regional Programme for Political Dialogue in West Africa (PDWA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) trained elected officials from Benin and opened a discussion forum for constituents, in front of their representatives, in the commune of Calavi.

Cotonou, an evening under the heat of democratic ideals

SHM Benin 2024, for more democratic rootedness

After Abidjan and Lomé, the meeting tour of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's partners ended on Thursday, February 22, 2024 with the Cotonou stage.

What can we learn from Interreligious Dialogue 2023?

The Interreligious Dialogue 2023 took place from March 27 to 28 of that year, under the theme "Religion and Sustainable Development." We share with you the results of the work of this seminar.

Lomé by night with PDWA's partners

SHM Togo 2024 went well

On Monday, February 19, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung met with its partners and members of its contact network in Togo, on the theme "Population growth in Togo in the face of environmental and socio-economic challenges."

KAS PDWA honors its partners!

A celebration on accountability matter

On February 5, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung gathered its partners around the theme of "DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY" at its premises in Abidjan. It was a cocktail party to celebrate the New Year with the foundation's political partners, economic players, media, civil society organizations and scholarship holders.

Les fora économiques KAS PDWA 2020-2025

Depuis 2020, KAS PDWA organise des fora pour contribuer à booster le développement économique dans la sous-région ouest-africaine. Trouvez ici une compilation des déclaration et recommandations issues de ces rencontres.

Young civil society actors strengthen their civic capacity in Sierra Leone

A success for KAS and IGR

On October 25 and 26, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), in partnership with Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), held a civic education workshop for 50 young people from Sierra Leonean civil society organizations. The training focused on the main theme: Participative democracy for enhancing local development.