Resources have been examined independently based on the three pillars of sustainable development, which are: i) natural capital, ii) social, cultural and human capital and iii) economic capital. The main findings drawn from this analysis are set out in a summary further on.This approach however does not provide the full understanding of the challenges that are cross-cutting and linked to resources management as a whole.The analysis of resources together with the interviews with six distinguishedWestAfricans from the region reveals seven broad challenges.