Events - Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat

Upcoming events

2023

19 January

Virtual

WATHI x CSAO Round table "Political and security perspectives in the Sahel for 2023"

Past events

2022

6-9 December	Lomé	38th Annual Meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
1 December	Virtual	WATHI x CSAO Virtual dialogue "Financing and transformation of agriculture in the Sahel and West Africa"
10 November	Virtual	WATHI x CSAO Virtual Dialogue "The effectiveness of defense and security forces in the Sahel and West Africa" (French)
9 November	Sharm El-Sheikh	COP27 "Investing for community resilience in an age of climate mobility"
3 November	Virtual	COP27 "Using data to improve resilience and sustainability of African cities"
20 October	Virtual	WATHI x CSAO Virtual Dialogue "Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation in the Sahel and West Africa"
14 October	Webinar	Understanding the economic power of Africa’s cities
19-20 September	Paris	Aborne Annual Conference "Security and Trade in African Borderlands", co-organised by SWAC/OECD and the University of Florida Sahel Research Group
15 September	Webinar	Geospatial for sustainable agriculture and urban development in Africa \| Proceedings \| Presentations
5 July	Webinar	Green Talks LIVE: Boosting African cities’ resilience to climate change: The role of green spaces
28 June	Katowice	World Urban Forum side event: "The Economic Power of Africa's Cities"
23-24 June	Paris	Meeting of the SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG)
31 May	Webinar	Governing Africa's Urban Transitions
31 May	Webinar	OECD DevTalks: Preparing for a major food crisis in the Sahel: what role for farmer organisations and local food systems?
17-20 May	Kisumu	9th Africities Summit 17 May: Event "Africities: Intermediary Cities and Settlements Dynamics" co-organised with Cities Alliance 17 May: Event on intemediary cities and regional integration 18 May: Launch of Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2022: The Economic Power of Africa's Cities 20 May: Meeting of Development Partners co-organised with UCLG Africa and Cities Alliance
26 April	Webinar	Virtual Book Launch: Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities
19 April	Webinar	Virtual Book Presentation: Measuring and mapping border violence in North and West Africa: A policy perspective
6-8 April	Virtual	2022 restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
6 April	Hybrid format	Food and nutrition crises in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions: Time to act now and better mobilise in West Africa for the future
16 March	Las Palmas	Participation in the 10th meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel
19 February	Munich	Round table and presentation of the 2022 SWAC/OECD publication Borders and Conflicts in North and West Africa at the Munich Security Conference
16 February	Virtual	"RDV du Club" on the Sahelian Concertations

2021

6-8 December	Virtual	37th RPCA Annual Meeting, ''Women, conflict and food and nutrition issues”
22-23 November	Niamey	The Sahelian consultations
12 July	Virtual event	"From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions": Virtual High-Level Policy Dialogue
21-22 June	Virtual event	Meeting of the SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG)
8-9 April	Virtual event	Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
29 March	Webinar	Launch of the new security report: Conflict Networks in North and West Africa, webinar organised by the Sahel Coalition \| presentation
1 March	Virtual event	DevTalks: Women and Conflict in West Africa \| Concept note \| Key messages \| Replay

2020

3 December	Virtual meeting	36th annual meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
8 September	Virtual meeting	SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting
3 July	Webinar	Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020: Africapolis, Mapping a New Urban Geography, organised by the Fondazione ENI
2 April	Virtual meeting	RPCA restricted meeting
7 February	Addis Ababa	Launch of the report Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020 at an event co-organised by AUDA-NEPAD and SWAC/OECD on "Africa's Urban Realities: Better Cities for an Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Continent".
10 February	Abu Dhabi	Presentation of the report Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020 and Africapolis at the 10th World Urban Forum
14 February	Munich	Launch of the report The Geography of Conflict in North and West Africa at the Munich Security Conference.

Archived events

2019

9 December	Paris, France	35th RPCA annual meeting
19 June	Paris, France	SWAC Strategy and Policy Group meeting (SPG)
4-5 April	Brussels, Belgium	Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
4 April	Brussels, Belgium	Launch of the report "Women and Trade Networks in West Africa"
27 March	Brussels, Belgium	External Cooperation Infopoint presentation “Visualise Urbanisation in Africa”. Organised in collaboration with DG DEVCO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.

2018

4-5 April	Brussels, Belgium	Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
4 April	Brussels, Belgium	Launch of the report "Women and Trade Networks in West Africa"
27 March	Brussels, Belgium	External Cooperation Infopoint presentation “Visualise Urbanisation in Africa”. Organised in collaboration with DG DEVCO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
12 December	Vienna, Austria	Workshop on women, the food economy and networks in West Africa hosted by the Austrian Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (MFA), in co-operation with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
3-8 December	Banjul, Gambia	Sahel and West Africa Week, including the 34th RPCA annual meeting
22 November	Marrakesh, Morocco	Launch of the Africapolis data portal at the 2018 Africities Summit
31 October	Paris	“Africapolis: Data for Africa’s Urban Future”, 18th International Economic Forum on Africa
27 September	Paris	SWAC/OECD Webinar Series: Identifying the Factors Driving West African Migration
3-4 July	Cotonou, Benin	Seminar on Cross-Border Development in the Sahel, organised by UEMOA and the Sahel and West Africa Club
28 June	Paris	SWAC webinar "Food Employment in West Africa"
18-19 June	Paris	SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting and Seminar
16-18 April	Paris	Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
21 March		SWAC webinar: Wars and Conflicts in the Sahara-Sahel
9 March	Paris	Why women and girls matter in West Africa: A closer look at inequalities and social institutions
21-23 February	Niamey	Regional consultation on the pastoral situation in the Sahel and West Africa

2017

4-8 December	Cotonou	Sahel and West Africa Week 2017
29 November - 4 December	Niamey	Conference on "Linking borderlands research and policy in Africa and Europe: Tackling translation challenges"
27 November	Abidjan	1st Africa-Europe Local Government Forum organised by UCLG Africa, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and Platforma
14 November	Bonn	COP 23: Task Force on the Access of African Cities and Territories to Climate Finance – Roadmap and Call for Action,organised by UCLG Africa and Energies 2050, organised by UCLG Africa and Energies 2050
29 September	Paris	Symposium on "Economic, Migration and Security Integration in the Sahara-Sahel: Policy Diagnosis and Prospective", Higher Council for Strategic Training and Research (CSFRS). Hosted by the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD)
18-20 September	Conakry	Restricted meeting of the Regional System for the Prevention and Management of Food Crises (PREGEC) within the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
30 June	Basel	Presentation of "Cross-border Co-operation and Policy Networks in West Africa" at the 7th European Conference on African Studies: "Urban Africa - Urban Africans: New encounters of the rural and the urban", Center for African Studies Basel and Swiss Society for African Studies
16 June	Paris	SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting
8 June	Madrid	Presentation on "The Sahel: Challenges and Opportunities" at the International Affairs and Foreign Policy Institute (INCIPE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation (MAEC)
19 May	Paris	Presentation at conference on “Regional integration in West Africa: Border and cross-border challenges” organised by the ASCPE (“Les Entretiens Européens & Eurafricains").
16 May	Brussels	External Cooperation Infopoint presentation on “Food Security: At the Heart of the Solution to Demographic, Migration and Security Challenges”. Organised in collaboration with Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission. Presentation & video.
27 April	Madrid	International Conference on “Africa in the perspective of the G20", presentation by SWAC Secretariat Director Laurent Bossard
10-12 April	Paris	Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA), including the Senior Experts' Group meeting of the Global Alliance for Resilience (AGIR)
20 March	Brussels	Brussels Briefing 48: Rural – Urban Linkages in Africa + webstream. SWAC presentationon employment opportunities in West African food systems.
24 February	Oslo	Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region
23-25 February	Gainesville, Florida	2017 Annual Carter Conference in African Studies: "On the Edge: What Future for the African Sahel?", Center for African Studies at the University of Florida

2016

12-16 décembre	Abuja	Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2016, y compris la 32e réunion annuelle du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA) et une session du Groupe d'experts seniors de l'Alliance globale pour la résilience (AGIR)
29 septembre	Paris	Forum Afrique 2016 : "Les villes africaines pour le développement de l’Afrique" \| Alain Marcel de Souza, le président de la Commission de la CEDEAO à l’OCDE
26-28 juillet	Bamako	Réunion du Groupe de travail Gouvernance de la Division Afrique de l’Ouest organisée par le Bureau de la coopération suisse au Mali (Département fédéral des affaires étrangères – DFAE) sur les thèmes de la gouvernance des ressources extractives et la coopération transfrontalière locale
13 juin	Paris	Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP)
18-19 mai	Washington D.C.	Villes secondaires, emploi et réduction de la pauvreté : Recentrer l' agenda urbain, conférence organisée par la Banque mondiale et la Cornell University
17-20 mai	Hamburg/ Sønderborg	15ème Conférence BRIT (Border Regions in Transition) sur le thème "Villes, États et frontières : du local au mondial". Le Secrétariat du CSAO a participé en tant que partenaire à cet événement.
13-15 avril	Paris	Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA), y compris une rencontre du Groupe d'experts séniors de l'Alliance globale pour la résilience (AGIR)
25 février	Londres	« Principal espace du secteur privé : quelles place pour l’économie informelle dans une croissance verte et inclusive », débat co-organisé par l'IIED et le CSAO, ordre du joub et rapport (anglais)
18-20 janvier	Paris	Réunion d'experts sur le risque et la résilience
25-28 janvier	Copenhague	Conférence sur les connexions urbain/rural

2015

14-16 décembre	Dakar	31^e réunion du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)
2 décembre	Le Bourget/Paris	Réunion en marge de la COP21 sur les contributions des institutions régionales face au changement climatique
23-25 novembre	Niamey	Réunion technique du PREGEC pour évaluer les résultats provisoires de la campagne sylvo-agro-pastorale 2015-16
17-19 novembre	Dakar	Conférence internationale autour du 10^e anniversaire de la Politique agricole commune de la CEDEAO (ECOWAP+10)
26-30 octobre	Milan	Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2015, Expo Milano 2015
3-7 octobre	Lomé	Réunion d'experts en vue de la préparation de la conférence international sur ECOWAP+10
14-19 septembre	Ouagadougou	Réunions techniques des travaux RPCA : PREGEC, évaluation externe de la Charte et mécanisme de veille
11 juin	Paris	Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP) du CSAO
4 juin	Bruxelles	Sécurité alimentaire, résilience et changement structurel en Afrique de l'Ouest, débat mené aux Journées européennes du développement (EDD15)
2-6 mars	Lomé	Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)
15 avril	Bamako	Président de Donnea au sommet du CILSS

2014

15-19 décembre	Bruxelles	Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2014
22 octobre	Paris	Protocole d'accord signé entre l'agence du NEPAD et le CSAO/OCDE
15-17 octobre	Lomé	Rencontre entre le représentant spécial du CSAO et le président du Togo
23 juillet	Paris	Rencontre entre l'envoyée spéciale des Nations unies pour le Sahel et le Secrétaire général de l'OCDE
17 juin	Paris	Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP)
16 juin	Paris	Séminaire du CAD/CSAO : défis régionaux d'une coopération efficace au Sahara-Sahel
14-16 avril	Paris	Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)

2013

27-29 mai	N'Djaména	Colloque régional sur l’élevage pastoral
25-29 novembre	Abidjan	Séminaire du CAD/CSAO : défis régionaux d'une coopération efficace au Sahara-Sahel
28 novembre	Abidjan	Forum 2013 : avenir des espaces saharo-sahéliens

2012

12 juin	Paris	Colloque : le complexe « sécurité et développement »
4-8 décembre	Ouagadougou	Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2012
7 décembre	Ouagadougou	Forum 2012 : peuplement, marché et sécurité alimentaire

2011

14-15 juin	Paris	G20 - session Afrique : volatilité des prix agricoles et alimentaires
5-6 décembre	Praia	Forum 2011 : l'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Brésil face aux enjeux des énérgies renouvables

2010

7-8 décembre

Accra

Forum 2010 : solidarité régionale face aux crises alimentaires

2009

9 décembre

Bamako

Forum 2009 : pressions sur les terres ouest-africaines