This report presents the external evaluation of the European Union's (EU) strategy of cooperation with the West Africa region and of its implementation over the period 2008-2016. Its main objectives are: i) to provide both the EU institutions and a broader audience with an independent and global...

Der Zusammenhang von Entwicklungsperspektiven und den Auswirkungen der transnationalen Organisierten Kriminalität (OK) ist in den letzten Jahren in Deutschland wie auf internationaler Ebene zunehmend in den Fokus gerückt. Dabei richtet sich der Blick besonders auf fragile und von Konflikten...

The number of migrants from conflict regions in Africa has been increasing dramatically. The European Union shares dual responsibility for the continuing migration pressure: First, because it fostered over decades corrupt and autocratic regimes with dire disregard to principles of 'good...

Employing a unique dataset that covers almost 6000 informal enterprises from six West African urban centers, this paper examines the backward and forward linkages of these enterprises to the formal sector. We first provide a descriptive analysis of the existing formal-informal linkages. It turns...