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No. 23 | 18 Apr 2019 |
Accessibility and Infrastructure in Border Cities
This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses road accessibility, transport corridors and checkpoints set up in border towns in West Africa. An innovative model shows that the population base of border towns could be 14% greater if there... |
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No. 9 | 27 Sept 2017 |
Agricultural market activity and Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria
This paper examines the linkages between Boko Haram activities in northeastern Nigeria and declined activities in regional agricultural markets. Building on data from both the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and the Famine... |
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No. 14 | 05 Apr 2018 |
Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa
The food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment in food-related manufacturing and service activities is increasing as the... |
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No. 37 | 31 Jul 2022 |
Boosting African cities' resilience to climate change
The next few decades will bring an era of rapid urbanisation and unprecedented climate stress in African cities. Green spaces can boost the resilience of cities to heat waves, floods, landslides, and even coastal erosion, in addition, to enhancing... |
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No. 22 | 18 Apr 2019 |
Businesses and Health in Border Cities
This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses the spatial distribution of formal enter¬prises and health infrastructure in West Africa. The analysis shows that sectors crucial for regional integration are concentrated in economic capitals... |
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No. 5 | 31 Mar 2017 |
Cities and Spatial Interactions in West Africa
Over the past 60 years, urbanisation and cities have fundamentally transformed the social, economic and political geography of West Africa. The number of people living in cities increased from 5 million in 1950 to 133 million in 2010. During the same... |
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No. 40 | 08 Sept 2023 |
City shapes and climate change in Africa
Africa is undergoing an unprecedented urban and climate transition; yet, given the right conditions, compact urban forms can encourage greater sustainability, resilience and liveability in the coming decades. Using novel techniques and newly... |
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No. 2 | 25 Aug 2016 |
Climate Impacts in the Sahel and West Africa
Given that the population of the Sahel depends largely on rain-fed agriculture and transhumant livestock rearing, there is a growing concern about the future climate of the region as global warming may alter the availability of water resources. The... |
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No. 19 | 12 Feb 2019 |
Contemporary Civil-Military Relations in the Sahel
The paper examines the evolution and the contemporary state of civil-military relations in the francophone Sahel (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal). In a first step, the paper traces the emergence of excessive political... |
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No. 6 | 12 Jun 2017 |
Cross-border Co-operation Networks in West Africa
Long seen as artificial barriers inherited from decolonisation, West African borders now lie at the heart of policies designed to encourage regional trade and combat political instability. This rediscovery of the peripheries of the nation state has... |
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No. 11 | 26 Jan 2018 |
Defying the odds? Nigerien responses to foreign and domestic security challenges
The objective of this paper is to identify the manifold security threats confronting the Republic of Niger. It examines if and how various domestic and external actors may exploit Niger’s adverse structural conditions to their benefit and derives... |
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No. 15 | 16 Apr 2018 |
Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa
Strategies to fight hunger and early warning systems often focus on identifying food crises rather than longer-term trends, and concentrate on rural areas. Data on the food and nutrition security situation of West Africa’s growing urban population is... |
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No. 1 | 01 Jul 2016 |
Emerging Opportunities in the West African Food Economy
Driven by urbanisation and income growth, the West African food economy has radically changed over the past 60 years. The food economy, including all activities involved in producing food, from production to processing, transport and distribution... |
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No. 35 | 24 Jun 2022 |
Financing for gender equality in the Sahel and West Africa
The Sahel and West Africa continue to face significant challenges in advancing towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. While much progress has been made in health and educational outcomes for women and girls in the region, much more has yet... |
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No. 13 | 08 Mar 2018 |
Gender Inequality in West African Social Institutions
Discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms and practices – restrict women’s rights and empowerment opportunities across 17 West African countries. New laws and measures to protect and promote women’s economic,... |
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No. 39 | 31 Jul 2023 |
Healthy diets, costs and food policies in the Sahel and West Africa
The Sahel and West Africa region is facing a serious food and nutrition security crisis with high rates of acute malnutrition, combined with high rates of malnourishment and over-nourishment – the “triple burden of malnutrition”. Poor-quality diets... |
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No. 32 | 05 Aug 2021 |
How is life in West Africa's cities?
The number of people living in African cities is expected to double over the next two decades. While the need to provide adequate infrastructure, create high quality jobs and manage pollution in fast growing cities has been well studied, these... |
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No. 42 | 09 Mar 2024 |
Identifying local conflict trends in North and West Africa
Several states in West Africa have experienced significant episodes of political violence since the early 2010s. These have included civil wars, religiously motivated terrorism, separatist insurgencies, military coups and communal strife, each of... |
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No. 17 | 18 Jul 2018 |
Identifying the Factors Driving West African Migration
Since 2014 over 600 000 African migrants have arrived in Italy through the perilous Central Mediterranean route, and nearly 120 000 arrived in 2017. This paper is the first examination of migration motivations at the individual level using nationally... |
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No. 16 | 18 Jul 2018 |
Incentives and Constraints of Informal Trade Between Nigeria and its Neighbours
The scale of unrecorded trade across the border between Nigeria, the region’s biggest economy and market, and its francophone neighbours is particularly high. Despite providing economic incentives, informal trade entails costs, complications and... |
West African Papers
The West African Papers series explores African socio-economic, political and security dynamics from a regional and multidisciplinary perspective. It seeks to stimulate discussion and gather information to better anticipate the changes that will shape future policies. The series is designed for a wide audience of specialists, development practitioners, decision makers and the informed public. Papers are available in English and/or French, and summaries are available in both languages. Initiated by the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) to highlight and promote West African issues, the work presented is prepared by its Secretariat, Members and partners, other OECD departments, related international organisations, associated experts and researchers.
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- ISSN: 24142026 (online)
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Accessibility and Infrastructure in Border Cities
OECD
18 Apr 2019
This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses road accessibility, transport corridors and checkpoints set up in border towns in West Africa. An innovative model shows that the population base of border towns could be 14% greater if there...
Agricultural market activity and Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria
Jamon Van Den Hoek
27 Sept 2017
This paper examines the linkages between Boko Haram activities in northeastern Nigeria and declined activities in regional agricultural markets. Building on data from both the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and the Famine...
Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa
Thomas Allen, Philipp Heinrigs and Inhoi Heo
05 Apr 2018
The food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment in food-related manufacturing and service activities is increasing as the...
Boosting African cities' resilience to climate change
Brilé Anderson, Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía and Rafael Prieto Curiel
31 Jul 2022
The next few decades will bring an era of rapid urbanisation and unprecedented climate stress in African cities. Green spaces can boost the resilience of cities to heat waves, floods, landslides, and even coastal erosion, in addition, to enhancing...
Businesses and Health in Border Cities
OECD
18 Apr 2019
This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses the spatial distribution of formal enter¬prises and health infrastructure in West Africa. The analysis shows that sectors crucial for regional integration are concentrated in economic capitals...
Cities and Spatial Interactions in West Africa
Rafael Prieto Curiel, Philipp Heinrigs and Inhoi Heo
31 Mar 2017
Over the past 60 years, urbanisation and cities have fundamentally transformed the social, economic and political geography of West Africa. The number of people living in cities increased from 5 million in 1950 to 133 million in 2010. During the same...
City shapes and climate change in Africa
Brilé Anderson, Rafael Prieto Curiel and Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía
08 Sept 2023
Africa is undergoing an unprecedented urban and climate transition; yet, given the right conditions, compact urban forms can encourage greater sustainability, resilience and liveability in the coming decades. Using novel techniques and newly...
Climate Impacts in the Sahel and West Africa
Kirsty Lewis and Carlo Buontempo
25 Aug 2016
Given that the population of the Sahel depends largely on rain-fed agriculture and transhumant livestock rearing, there is a growing concern about the future climate of the region as global warming may alter the availability of water resources. The...
Contemporary Civil-Military Relations in the Sahel
Sebastian Elischer
12 Feb 2019
The paper examines the evolution and the contemporary state of civil-military relations in the francophone Sahel (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal). In a first step, the paper traces the emergence of excessive political...
Cross-border Co-operation Networks in West Africa
Olivier J. Walther
12 Jun 2017
Long seen as artificial barriers inherited from decolonisation, West African borders now lie at the heart of policies designed to encourage regional trade and combat political instability. This rediscovery of the peripheries of the nation state has...
Defying the odds? Nigerien responses to foreign and domestic security challenges
Sebastian Elischer
26 Jan 2018
The objective of this paper is to identify the manifold security threats confronting the Republic of Niger. It examines if and how various domestic and external actors may exploit Niger’s adverse structural conditions to their benefit and derives...
Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa
Cornelia F.A. van Wesenbeeck
16 Apr 2018
Strategies to fight hunger and early warning systems often focus on identifying food crises rather than longer-term trends, and concentrate on rural areas. Data on the food and nutrition security situation of West Africa’s growing urban population is...
Emerging Opportunities in the West African Food Economy
Thomas Allen and Philipp Heinrigs
01 Jul 2016
Driven by urbanisation and income growth, the West African food economy has radically changed over the past 60 years. The food economy, including all activities involved in producing food, from production to processing, transport and distribution...
Financing for gender equality in the Sahel and West Africa
Charlotte Goemans, Jennifer Sheahan and Seve Loudon
24 Jun 2022
The Sahel and West Africa continue to face significant challenges in advancing towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. While much progress has been made in health and educational outcomes for women and girls in the region, much more has yet...
Gender Inequality in West African Social Institutions
Nejma Bouchama, Gaëlle Ferrant, Léa Fuiret, Alejandra Meneses and Annelise Thim
08 Mar 2018
Discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms and practices – restrict women’s rights and empowerment opportunities across 17 West African countries. New laws and measures to protect and promote women’s economic,...
Healthy diets, costs and food policies in the Sahel and West Africa
Yan Bai, Jill Bouscarat, Kristina Sokourenko, Philipp Heinrigs and Koffi Zougbédé
31 Jul 2023
The Sahel and West Africa region is facing a serious food and nutrition security crisis with high rates of acute malnutrition, combined with high rates of malnourishment and over-nourishment – the “triple burden of malnutrition”. Poor-quality diets...
How is life in West Africa's cities?
Abel Schumann and Sahel and West Africa Club
05 Aug 2021
The number of people living in African cities is expected to double over the next two decades. While the need to provide adequate infrastructure, create high quality jobs and manage pollution in fast growing cities has been well studied, these...
Identifying local conflict trends in North and West Africa
Steven Radil and Olivier J. Walther
09 Mar 2024
Several states in West Africa have experienced significant episodes of political violence since the early 2010s. These have included civil wars, religiously motivated terrorism, separatist insurgencies, military coups and communal strife, each of...
Identifying the Factors Driving West African Migration
Matthew Kirwin and Jessica Anderson
18 Jul 2018
Since 2014 over 600 000 African migrants have arrived in Italy through the perilous Central Mediterranean route, and nearly 120 000 arrived in 2017. This paper is the first examination of migration motivations at the individual level using nationally...
Incentives and Constraints of Informal Trade Between Nigeria and its Neighbours
Leena Koni Hoffmann and Paul Melly
18 Jul 2018
The scale of unrecorded trade across the border between Nigeria, the region’s biggest economy and market, and its francophone neighbours is particularly high. Despite providing economic incentives, informal trade entails costs, complications and...