Upcoming events
2020
8 September |
Virtual meeting | SWAC Strategy and Policy Group meeting (SPG) |
The Week
The Sahel and West Africa Week is a yearly appointment of SWAC Members, its partners and networks. It has become “the place to be” for the region’s development stakeholders for informal exchange, networking and building partnerships. The Week focuses on food and nutrition issues.
Past events
2020
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. |
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 | ||
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
2015
14-16 décembre |
Dakar |
31e 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 10e 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 |
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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 |
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 |