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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance
Artificial Intelligence and the All-Too-Real Slowdown in Human Development Progress 08/07/2025
Summary :The WATHI podcast discusses a UNDP report highlighting an unprecedented slowdown in human development progress since 2020, worsened by the COVID-19 pa...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Chad ,Gambia , ...Organizations : WATHI -
Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance
Building Substantive Democracy in Africa in a World Seeking Direction 01/07/2025
Summary :This podcast by WATHI, released on June 29, 2025, reflects on the Second African Democracy Assembly held in Dakar by the Innovation Foundation for Dem...
Country : Mali ,Senegal ,BeninOrganizations : WATHI -
Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: When States Flee the Justice They Created 10/06/2025
Summary :On March 7, 2025, Tunisia withdrew its declaration under Article 34(6) of the African Charter’s Protocol, removing direct access for citizens and NGOs...
Country : Benin ,Ivory CosteOrganizations : WATHI -
Interview / Governance
Policymakers Must Increase the Budget for Research and Higher Education 28/05/2025
Summary :In this article, Dr. Idi Saidou Sani, a specialist in plant genetics and improvement and a lecturer-researcher at the University of Diffa in Niger, ad...
Country : Mali ,Niger ,BeninOrganizations : WATHI -
Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance
Washington: Like an Invisible Hand in the Sahel 27/05/2025
Summary :The article outlines the evolution of U.S. policy in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Sahel. Initially focused on diplomatic engagement during ...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Cameroon , ...Organizations : WATHI -
International agencies report / Security and human rights
Armed Groups and the Conflict Economy in the National Parks of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Benin 22/05/2025
Summary :The report “Armed Groups and the Conflict Economy in National Parks of Burkina Faso, Niger and Benin” examines the growing control of violent extremis...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Niger , ...Organizations : Global Initia ... -
International agencies report / Security and human rights
Pastoralist Vulnerabilities and At-Risk Groups in Atakora (Benin) 22/05/2025
Summary :The report “An Assessment of the Experiences and Vulnerabilities of Pastoralists and At-Risk Groups in the Atakora Department of Benin” explores the r...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Niger , ...Organizations : Stichting Elva -
Journal article / Governance
Youth and Pastoralism in Burkina Faso: Disruption of Institutional Compromises 22/05/2025
Summary :The article “Changing youth work models in pastoralism: questioning the disruption of institutional compromises in Burkina Faso” analyzes structural t...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Benin , ...Organizations : CIRAD -
Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance , Security and human rights
Genesis and Evolution of Armed Extremist Groups in the Sahel in a Context of Multidimensional Crisis 21/05/2025
Summary :This report explores the rise, evolution, and fragmentation of armed extremist groups in the Sahel—AQIM, MUJAO, JNIM, and ISGS. It outlines the root c...
Country : Burkina Faso ,Chad ,Mali , ...Organizations : Policy center ...