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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: "KAS PDWA SUMMER SCHOOL, 2024 EDITION"
Scholarship program for applicants from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Togo, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The purpose of this call for applications is to select participants for the KAS Summer School 2024, with the aim of selecting the winners of the KAS PDWA Master's Scholarship 2024 at the end of the workshop. The KAS Summer School will take place online in July 2024. Based on the applications, KAS PDWA will shortlist candidates and inform them by email between May and June about the exact dates and details of the further process. KAS PDWA takes the protection of personal data very seriously and guarantees that the information provided in your application will only be used for the purpose for which it was submitted. By submitting your application via this completed form, you also authorize KAS PDWA to use this information as described above and to contact your referees for any necessary cross-checks. Good luck with your application!
Victor Emmanuel Ekwa Bebe III
March 12, 2024
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Presidential election 2023 in Liberia
Peaceful change of power and hope for progress.
Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai replaces incumbent President George Weah in office and becomes the new head of state of the Republic of Liberia. Hopes for the new government are high.
Dr. Stefanie Brinkel, Anastasia Rentzing
December 20, 2023
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Elections in Sierra Leone in the context of geopolitical instability
Julius Maada Bio was re-elected as Sierra Leone's head of state on June 24, 2023, to lead the country of nearly 9 million people through tumultuous times
The results of the June 24 elections for the president, parliament and local mayors are out. The incumbent head of state Julius Maada Bio was reelected. He must now navigate his country of almost nine million through ever more stormy waters.
Dr. Stefanie Brinkel, Théodore Golli
July 10, 2023
Country Reports
Dr. Stefanie Brinkel s'exprime au sujet de l'ancienne chancelière allemande Dr. Angela Merkel
Dr. Angela Merkel reçoit ce 8 février son Prix FHB pour la recherche de la Paix à Yamoussoukro
L'ancienne chancelière et désormais membre du Conseil d'administration de la Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, recevra ce mercredi 8 février 2023 le Prix Félix Houphouët-Boigny pour la recherche de la Paix à Yamoussoukro en Côte d'Ivoire.
Victor Emmanuel Ekwa Bebe III
February 6, 2023
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Novembre 2020 - Octobre 2022: Retour en chiffres sur 2 ans du projet FiPNAT
Bilan du projet « Finances Publiques, Notre Affaire à Tous » (FiPNAT)
Le projet FiPNAT, porté par la Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, l'Union Européenne et l'ONG Action pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme (APDH), a pris fin le 31 Octobre 2022, après deux ans de vulgarisation des concepts et pratiques liés aux finances publiques en Côte d'Ivoire. Retour sur les activités du projet.
Victor Emmanuel Ekwa Bebe III, Fatima Touré
January 13, 2023
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Ordre juridique en Afrique : la KAS et son partenaire CREDFiP ouvrent le débat
Discussions autour du thème « L’ordre Juridique : entre stabilité et instabilité »
« L’ordre juridique : entre stabilité et instabilité », tel fut le thème du colloque international organisé par le CREDFiP avec le soutien financier de la Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung à travers son Programme Régional pour le Dialogue Politique en Afrique de l’Ouest (PDWA), les 08, 09 et 10 Décembre 2022 à l’UFR des Sciences Juridiques et de Gestion de l’Université Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké au centre de la Côte d’Ivoire.
Victor Emmanuel Ekwa Bebe III
December 20, 2022
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The jihadist threat in northern Ghana and Togo
Stocktaking and prospects for containing the expansion
The study "The jihadist threat in northern Ghana and Togo: Stocktaking and prospects for containing the expansion" was conducted by the regional programme Political Dialogue in West Africa (PDWA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with PROMEDIATION.
The study focuses on recent developments in the jihadist terrorist threat in the north of Ghana and Togo and is a continuation of the study " North of the countries of the Gulf of Guinea - The new frontier for jihadist groups" published in 2021.
April 7, 2022
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Faith in action
How religious organizations facilitate demographic change in West Africa
On behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Berlin Institute for Population and Development has investigated the role of religious authorities and organisations in 16 countries in West Africa in demographic-relevant fields such as gender justice, family planning and sexuality.
February 17, 2022
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West Africa – A stocktake on the COVID-19 pandemic
An indicative outlook on the impact and future potential, based on more than 40 interviews with experts from the West African region
The COVID-19 pandemic hit many of the sub-Saharan African countries on their path toward growth and stabilisation, and like all other countries globally, they were completely unprepared. The restrictions on economic activities resulting from lockdowns and macroeconomic instability is increasing poverty and threatens livelihoods. Undoubtedly, sub-Saharan Africa is facing major economic and socio-political challenges.
Gunter Rieck Moncayo, Annika Schröder, Klaus Findt, Kimberly McEwan, Dr. Christian Lindfeld
July 29, 2021
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A threat from the North of the Gulf of Guinea Countries - New Frontier for Jihadist Groups in West Africa?
It can be observed that jihadist groups in West Africa are increasingly expanding their areas of activity from the Sahel to the coastal countries along the Gulf of Guinea for some time now. Especially from Burkina Faso, where entire regions are already outside state control, these actors are advancing further and further south.