This report, part of the “Cities” collection, highlights the contribution of border towns to the process of regional integration in West Africa. For 18 countries, six indicators are used to identify the specificities of border towns at the local, national and international levels:...

This publication examines how policy actors involved in cross-border co-operation contribute to the regional integration process in West Africa. It uses a pioneering methodology, known as social network analysis, to visualise the formal and informal relationships between actors involved in...

The problem of regional integration that West Africa has experienced for many years bears witness to the difficulties faced by African societies in finding adequate solutions within the constraining framework of post-colonial States.  However, regional cooperation in West Africa is still only...

Cette publication présente les conclusions d’une réunion du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’ouest qui a eu lieu à Accra au Ghana en mai 2002. La coopération régionale en Afrique de l’ouest n’est encore abordée que sous l’angle institutionnel. Or, les dynamiques de terrain,...

Fisheries represent up to 30% of state budget revenues in West African countries and employ 7 million people in West and Central Africa. If the sector is to develop, or simply continue to exist at present levels, a number of policy challenges will have to be addressed. The number of issues is...

In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. Cotton plays a vital role in the economic and social development of many countries, and in improving the livelihoods of the inhabitants. It has also enabled West Africa to become a major player...