<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bold research, bold action.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oE1e!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa165875d-7d63-45fe-85ef-6dc3d94ce74a_512x512.png</url><title>Stake experts</title><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 01:55:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.stakeexperts.com/feed" rel="self" 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africaine.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-30-du-08052026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-30-du-08052026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l9Xo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ede8043-7f80-433f-a716-8fa3241b9ffb_1080x660.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l9Xo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ede8043-7f80-433f-a716-8fa3241b9ffb_1080x660.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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Le gouvernement togolais a annonc&#233; la suppression de l&#8217;obligation de visa d&#8217;entr&#233;e pour tous les ressortissants africains titulaires d&#8217;un passeport valide.  Une mesure pr&#233;sent&#233;e comme visant &#224; renforcer l&#8217;int&#233;gration africaine et la libre circulation des personnes. Les autorit&#233;s pr&#233;cisent que cette d&#8217;exemption, qui prend effet imm&#233;diatement, autorise des s&#233;jours de 30 jours maximum sous r&#233;serve d&#8217;une d&#233;claration pr&#233;alable en ligne et du respect des exigences s&#233;curitaires, sanitaires et migratoires en vigueur. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/19/togo-suppression-du-visa-dentree-pour-les-ressortissants-africains/">1</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sur le plan diplomatique, le ministre nig&#233;rien des Affaires &#233;trang&#232;res, Bakary Yaou Sangar&#233;, a effectu&#233; une visite officielle &#224; Alger o&#249; il s&#8217;est entretenu avec son homologue alg&#233;rien Ahmed Attaf. Les deux parties ont indiqu&#233; avoir &#233;chang&#233; sur des questions diplomatiques, s&#233;curitaires et &#233;conomiques, tout en r&#233;affirmant leur volont&#233; de renforcer la coop&#233;ration bilat&#233;rale face aux d&#233;fis r&#233;gionaux communs. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/20/diplomatie-le-niger-et-lalgerie-renforcent-leur-cooperation-bilaterale-a-alger/">2</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Au Mali, les Forces arm&#233;es maliennes ont annonc&#233; avoir men&#233; une op&#233;ration dans la r&#233;gion de Mopti dans l&#8217;optique de mettre fin au blocus impos&#233; depuis pr&#232;s d&#8217;un an &#224; la localit&#233; de Djafarab&#233;. Selon des sources locales, un convoi humanitaire transportant des denr&#233;es alimentaires est arriv&#233; dans la ville apr&#232;s l&#8217;intervention militaire. L&#8217;&#233;tat-major malien a &#233;galement indiqu&#233; avoir conduit plusieurs frappes a&#233;riennes cibl&#233;es contre des groupes arm&#233;s dans diff&#233;rentes zones du centre et du nord du pays, pr&#233;cisant que ces op&#233;rations s&#8217;inscrivent dans des missions offensives de reconnaissance et de s&#233;curisation. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-les-fama-brisent-un-an-de-blocus-terroriste-et-ravitaillent-enfin-djafarab%C3%A9/3939895">3</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dans le bassin du lac Tchad, les pr&#233;sidents am&#233;ricain et nig&#233;rian ont confirm&#233; une op&#233;ration conjointe ayant conduit &#224; la mort d&#8217;Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, pr&#233;sent&#233; par les &#201;tats-Unis comme un haut responsable de l&#8217;organisation &#201;tat islamique. Les autorit&#233;s nig&#233;rianes ont indiqu&#233; que plusieurs de ses collaborateurs auraient &#233;galement &#233;t&#233; tu&#233;s lors d&#8217;une frappe visant son complexe. Washington et Abuja  pr&#233;sentent cette op&#233;ration comme le r&#233;sultat d&#8217;une coop&#233;ration s&#233;curitaire renforc&#233;e dans la lutte contre le terrorisme dans la r&#233;gion. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/trump-says-isil-second-in-command-abu-bilal-al-minuki-killed">4</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Enfin, l&#8217;Union africaine et l&#8217;Inde ont annonc&#233; le report du Sommet du Forum Inde-Afrique pr&#233;vu &#224; New Delhi, invoquant l&#8217;&#233;volution de la situation sanitaire dans certaines r&#233;gions africaines. Cette d&#233;cision intervient alors que les autorit&#233;s sanitaires de la R&#233;publique d&#233;mocratique du Congo font face &#224; une recrudescence de cas d&#8217;Ebola dans la province du Sud-Kivu. Des organisations sanitaires et des premiers intervenants ont signal&#233; plusieurs d&#233;c&#232;s et des centaines de cas suspects en RDC, ainsi que des cas confirm&#233;s en Ouganda voisin. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/india-africa-summit-postponed-as-ebola-spreads-to-m23-held-dr-congo-area">5</a>]<br><br>Sources <br>1] <a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/19/togo-suppression-du-visa-dentree-pour-les-ressortissants-africains/">Togo</a><br>2] <a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/20/diplomatie-le-niger-et-lalgerie-renforcent-leur-cooperation-bilaterale-a-alger/">Niger-Algerie</a><br>3] <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-les-fama-brisent-un-an-de-blocus-terroriste-et-ravitaillent-enfin-djafarab%C3%A9/3939895">Mali</a><br>4] <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/trump-says-isil-second-in-command-abu-bilal-al-minuki-killed">Nigeria-Etats Unis</a><br>5] <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/india-africa-summit-postponed-as-ebola-spreads-to-m23-held-dr-congo-area">Afrique-Inde</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #30 from 5/08/2026 to 5/21/2026 Regional and Strategic Developments in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past weeks, several political, security and diplomatic developments have shaped the African landscape.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-30-from-5082026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-30-from-5082026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:16:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!z6kc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb97dcba1-9521-4a3b-9bf7-ce7c449197ac_1083x720.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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The Government of Togo announced the removal of entry visa requirements for all African nationals holding a valid passport, a measure presented as part of efforts to strengthen African integration and the free movement of people across the continent. Authorities stated that the exemption, which took immediate effect, allows stays of up to 30 days, subject to an online pre-arrival declaration and compliance with existing security, health and immigration regulations. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/19/togo-suppression-du-visa-dentree-pour-les-ressortissants-africains/">1</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the diplomatic front, Niger&#8217;s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangar&#233; paid an official visit to Algiers, where he held talks with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf. Both sides stated that discussions focused on diplomatic, security and economic issues of mutual interest, while reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in response to shared regional challenges. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/20/diplomatie-le-niger-et-lalgerie-renforcent-leur-cooperation-bilaterale-a-alger/">2</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Mali, the Malian Armed Forces announced an operation in the Mopti region aimed at ending the blockade imposed for nearly a year on the town of Djafarab&#233;. According to local sources, a humanitarian convoy carrying food supplies reached the town following the military operation. The Malian General Staff also reported carrying out targeted air strikes against armed groups in several areas of central and northern Mali, stating that the operations formed part of offensive reconnaissance and security missions. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-les-fama-brisent-un-an-de-blocus-terroriste-et-ravitaillent-enfin-djafarab%C3%A9/3939895">3</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the Lake Chad Basin, the United States and Nigerian Presidents confirmed a joint operation that resulted in the death of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom the United States described as a senior Islamic State figure. Nigerian authorities stated that several of his associates were also reportedly killed during a strike targeting his compound. Washington and Abuja presented the operation as an example of strengthened security cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the region. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/trump-says-isil-second-in-command-abu-bilal-al-minuki-killed">4</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, the African Union and India announced the postponement of the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled to take place in New Delhi, citing the evolving health situation in parts of Africa. The decision comes as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a resurgence of Ebola cases in South Kivu province. Health organisations and first responders reported multiple deaths and hundreds of suspected cases in the DRC, as well as confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/india-africa-summit-postponed-as-ebola-spreads-to-m23-held-dr-congo-area">5</a>]<br></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sources :<br>1] <a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/19/togo-suppression-du-visa-dentree-pour-les-ressortissants-africains/">Togo</a><br>2] <a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/20/diplomatie-le-niger-et-lalgerie-renforcent-leur-cooperation-bilaterale-a-alger/">Niger-Algeria</a> <br>3] <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-les-fama-brisent-un-an-de-blocus-terroriste-et-ravitaillent-enfin-djafarab%C3%A9/3939895">Mali</a><br>4] <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/trump-says-isil-second-in-command-abu-bilal-al-minuki-killed">Nigeria-US</a><br>5] <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/india-africa-summit-postponed-as-ebola-spreads-to-m23-held-dr-congo-area">Africa-India</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #29 from 4/23/2026 to 5/07/2026 Regional Dynamics and Security Challenges in West Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past two weeks, Mali&#8217;s transitional authorities confirmed the death of General Sadio Camara after what they described as a targeted attack at his Kati residence carried out by elements of the JNIM, part of a series of coordinated assaults across the country on 25 April 2026.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-29-from-4232026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-29-from-4232026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:59:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LZDd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6862d94-8105-4267-983e-c85405f45882_780x470.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu - &#169; Africa News Agency</figcaption></figure></div><p>Over the past two weeks, Mali&#8217;s transitional authorities confirmed the death of General Sadio Camara after what they described as a targeted attack at his Kati residence carried out by elements of the JNIM, part of a series of coordinated assaults across the country on 25 April 2026. The Comit&#233; transitoire civilo-militaire (CTCM) announced that Camara did not survive the attack, that his body was transferred to the G&#233;nie militaire in Bamako, and that authorities planned an inhumation in the coming hours accompanied by military honours to salute his service to the nation. The same CTCM communiqu&#233; identified two other senior military figures as wounded in the incidents: General Modibo Kon&#233;, Director General of the Agence Nationale de la S&#233;curit&#233; d&#8217;&#201;tat, and General Oumar Diarra, chief of staff of the armed forces. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/26/attaques-au-mali-le-ministre-de-la-defense-tue-le-chef-detat-major-et-le-patron-des-renseignements-blesses/">1</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In a parallel account of the post-attack shake-up, Mali&#8217;s junta leader promoted Elis&#233;e Jean Dao to Chief of the General Staff, elevating him from Brigadier General in the National Guard to the rank of Major General as he took office on a Wednesday less than two weeks after the coordinated wave of attacks. The appointment installed Dao as successor to Oumar Diarra, whom the junta named Minister-delegate to the Minister of Defence, a portfolio now held by Mali&#8217;s transitional president and Junta Leader, General Assimi Goita, according to the junta&#8217;s announcements [<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/07/malis-junta-leader-appoints-new-army-chief-of-staff-following-attacks/">2</a>].</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the continental level, Nigeria assumed the Presidency of the African Union&#8217;s Peace and Security Council for May 2026, taking the role amid a documented deterioration of security in the Sahel and a noted intensification of armed attacks in the region. Abuja acknowledged its own security challenges, citing persistent threats from factions of Boko Haram and armed groups active in Nigeria&#8217;s northwest, and it said it planned to draw on past experience from its December 2022 Council Presidency to guide discussions on continental security priorities [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/02/ua-le-nigeria-prend-la-tete-du-conseil-de-paix-et-de-securite/">3</a>].</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Chad declared three days of national mourning after a Boko Haram ambush in the Lake Chad Basin killed two generals, following an assault two days earlier on the Barka Tolorom military base near Lake Chad that the army reported left at least 24 soldiers dead and in which it said a &#8220;significant number&#8221; of attackers were killed. The government announced mourning from midnight on Wednesday 6 May until midnight on Saturday 9 May &#8220;in memory of the martyrs&#8221; who died during attacks reported on 4 and 6 May, and observers noted an ongoing surge in activity by Boko Haram&#8217;s JAS faction in the Lake Chad region, including kidnappings and assaults on security forces [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/chad-declares-national-mourning-after-deadly-boko-haram-ambush">4</a>].</p><p style="text-align: justify;">C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire&#8217;s government announced the dissolution of the country&#8217;s Independent Electoral Commission on Wednesday 6 May 2026, citing recurrent and strong criticism of the body responsible for organising elections, particularly regarding its independence and functioning. A government spokesperson told the public that a new mechanism to manage the electoral process would be established &#8220;prochainement&#8221;, but officials did not specify the precise form this new structure would take nor provided a deployment timetable. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/06/cote-divoire-le-gouvernement-dissout-la-commission-electorale-independante/">5</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/26/attaques-au-mali-le-ministre-de-la-defense-tue-le-chef-detat-major-et-le-patron-des-renseignements-blesses/">Mali</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/07/malis-junta-leader-appoints-new-army-chief-of-staff-following-attacks/">Mali</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/02/ua-le-nigeria-prend-la-tete-du-conseil-de-paix-et-de-securite/">Nigeria</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/chad-declares-national-mourning-after-deadly-boko-haram-ambush">Chad</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/06/cote-divoire-le-gouvernement-dissout-la-commission-electorale-independante/">C&#244;te d'Ivoire</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #29 Du 23/04/2026 au 07/05/2026 Dynamiques régionales et enjeux sécuritaires en Afrique de l’Ouest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Au Mali, les autorit&#233;s de transition ont confirm&#233; la mort du g&#233;n&#233;ral Sadio Camara &#224; la suite d&#8217;une attaque men&#233;e contre sa r&#233;sidence &#224; Kati lors d&#8217;assauts coordonn&#233;s revendiqu&#233;s par le JNIM.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-29-du-23042026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-29-du-23042026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HTuI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F296baf85-f47a-41d4-b9e4-76829dc70e34_1024x683.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HTuI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F296baf85-f47a-41d4-b9e4-76829dc70e34_1024x683.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HTuI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F296baf85-f47a-41d4-b9e4-76829dc70e34_1024x683.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HTuI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F296baf85-f47a-41d4-b9e4-76829dc70e34_1024x683.jpeg 848w, 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Le Comit&#233; transitoire civilo-militaire a &#233;galement indiqu&#233; que deux autres hauts responsables militaires, les g&#233;n&#233;raux Modibo Kon&#233; et Oumar Diarra, avaient &#233;t&#233; bless&#233;s et pris en charge dans des structures m&#233;dicales &#224; Bamako et Kati. Dans les jours ayant suivi ces attaques, les autorit&#233;s ont proc&#233;d&#233; &#224; une r&#233;organisation du commandement militaire avec la nomination du g&#233;n&#233;ral Elis&#233;e Jean Dao &#224; la t&#234;te de l&#8217;&#233;tat-major g&#233;n&#233;ral des arm&#233;es. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/26/attaques-au-mali-le-ministre-de-la-defense-tue-le-chef-detat-major-et-le-patron-des-renseignements-blesses/">1</a>;<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/07/malis-junta-leader-appoints-new-army-chief-of-staff-following-attacks/">2</a>]</p><p>&#192; l&#8217;&#233;chelle continentale, le Nigeria a pris la pr&#233;sidence du Conseil de paix et de s&#233;curit&#233; de l&#8217;Union africaine pour le mois de mai 2026, dans un contexte marqu&#233; par une d&#233;t&#233;rioration de la situation s&#233;curitaire au Sahel et la multiplication des attaques arm&#233;es dans plusieurs pays de la r&#233;gion. Abuja a indiqu&#233; vouloir orienter les travaux du Conseil sur plusieurs priorit&#233;s, notamment la lutte contre le terrorisme, la criminalit&#233; transnationale, la s&#233;curit&#233; maritime dans le golfe de Guin&#233;e ainsi que les effets du changement climatique dans le bassin du lac Tchad et le Sahel. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/02/ua-le-nigeria-prend-la-tete-du-conseil-de-paix-et-de-securite/">3</a>]</p><p>En C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire, le gouvernement a annonc&#233; la dissolution de la Commission &#233;lectorale ind&#233;pendante, organe charg&#233; de l&#8217;organisation des &#233;lections dans le pays. Les autorit&#233;s ont justifi&#233; cette d&#233;cision par les critiques r&#233;currentes visant le fonctionnement et l&#8217;ind&#233;pendance de l&#8217;institution. Le gouvernement a indiqu&#233; qu&#8217;un nouveau m&#233;canisme charg&#233; de la gestion du processus &#233;lectoral serait mis en place prochainement, sans pr&#233;ciser &#224; ce stade sa composition ni son calendrier de d&#233;ploiement. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/06/cote-divoire-le-gouvernement-dissout-la-commission-electorale-independante/">4</a>]</p><p>Au Tchad, les autorit&#233;s ont d&#233;cr&#233;t&#233; trois jours de deuil national apr&#232;s une attaque attribu&#233;e &#224; Boko Haram contre une base militaire situ&#233;e dans la r&#233;gion du lac Tchad, ayant entra&#238;n&#233; la mort de plusieurs soldats et de deux g&#233;n&#233;raux. L&#8217;arm&#233;e tchadienne a indiqu&#233; avoir &#233;galement inflig&#233; des pertes aux assaillants lors des combats. Cette attaque intervient dans un contexte de recrudescence des activit&#233;s de Boko Haram et de l&#8217;ISWAP dans la r&#233;gion du lac Tchad, malgr&#233; les op&#233;rations militaires lanc&#233;es ces derni&#232;res ann&#233;es par les autorit&#233;s tchadiennes pour r&#233;duire l&#8217;influence des groupes arm&#233;s. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/chad-declares-national-mourning-after-deadly-boko-haram-ambush">5</a>]</p><p></p><p>Source : <br>1]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/26/attaques-au-mali-le-ministre-de-la-defense-tue-le-chef-detat-major-et-le-patron-des-renseignements-blesses">Mali </a><br>2]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/07/malis-junta-leader-appoints-new-army-chief-of-staff-following-attacks/">Mali</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/02/ua-le-nigeria-prend-la-tete-du-conseil-de-paix-et-de-securite/">Nigeria</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/05/06/cote-divoire-le-gouvernement-dissout-la-commission-electorale-independante/">C&#244;te d'Ivoire</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/chad-declares-national-mourning-after-deadly-boko-haram-ambush">Tchad</a><br><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #28 from 4/09/2026 to 4/22/2026 Electoral Processes, Security Challenges, and Technological Innovations.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past two weeks the African Union has publicly praised Benin for the peaceful conduct and outcome of the 2026 Presidential Election , formally congratulating the president-elect Romuald Wadagni after the National Electoral Commission declared his victory on 13 April 2026, and describing the result as an expression of the popular will and a strong signal for democratic stability [1].]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-28-from-4092026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-28-from-4092026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye - &#169; DAKARACTU.COM</figcaption></figure></div><p>Over the past two weeks the African Union has  publicly praised Benin for the peaceful conduct and outcome of the 2026 Presidential Election  , formally congratulating the president-elect Romuald Wadagni after the National Electoral Commission declared  his victory on 13 April 2026, and describing the result as an expression of the popular will and a strong signal for democratic stability [1]. In an official declaration dated Thursday 16 April, the AU representative specifically commended the electoral observation mission deployed to Benin, thanking Sylvestre Ntibantunganya for his leadership and noting the professionalism of the observers mobilised, while reiterating the Commission&#8217;s commitment to support member states in strengthening democratic processes and insisting that credible, inclusive and transparent elections form the foundation for durable peace and development on the continent. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/16/presidentielle-au-benin-lunion-africaine-salue-une-election-apaisee-et-felicite-wadagni/">1</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Separately, the chair of the African Union, President &#201;variste Ndayishimiy&#233; of Burundi, signalled an intent to deepen ties with the Alliance of States of the Sahel (AES) after meeting Captain Ibrahim Traor&#233; of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou,  intimating that he now understood the objective realities of the Sahel region. . Ndayishimiy&#233; said he planned to prepare an objective report to his  peers  expressing hope that the report would strengthen relations with member States of the AES, describing the AU as a bridge to link the Burkinab&#232; people and institutions with other African peoples and institutions. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/politique/lua-entend-renforcer-sa-coop%C3%A9ration-avec-laes/3912739">2</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Dakar, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye opened the tenth edition of the International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, convening leaders including Sierra Leone&#8217;s Julius Maada Bio and Mauritania&#8217;s Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani at the launch ceremony]. Faye recalled the forum&#8217;s ten-year history emphasizing its central objective: for Africa to conceive its own security and define its own strategic choices. Faye characterised the global context as one marked by tensions and conflicts and argued that Africa must strengthen its capacity to act, highlighting the need to manage African resources better, to finance local security forces, prioritize youth investment, and the need to reframe sovereignty as a requirement of management and responsibility rather than merely a political claim. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/20/senegal-le-pr-faye-ouvre-le-forum-de-dakar-sur-la-paix-et-la-securite/">3</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Accra, Nigerian defence technology company Terra Industries announced plans to establish what it described as Africa&#8217;s largest drone manufacturing facility, a 34,000-square-foot plant named Pax-2 intended to serve as its main production hub for drone and counter-drone systems across the region. Terra said construction neared completion and targeted full operations by the end of June 2026, projecting that output would reach 50,000 units annually by 2028 and that the project would create roughly 120 engineering jobs in Ghana. Terra plans to manufacture systems including the Archer VTOL drone for long-range surveillance and strike missions, the Iroko UAV for rapid tactical deployment, and Kama, a high-speed interceptor capable of reaching up to 300 kilometres per hour and engineered for large-scale production. [<a href="https://empowerafrica.com/terra-industries-to-establish-africas-largest-drone-factory-in-ghana/">4</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nigeria&#8217;s military suffered a high-profile setback when a predawn assault on a base in Benisheikh, Borno State, killed a senior officer and several soldiers, a development confirmed by army spokesman Michael Onoja who said the base was targeted but that troops repelled the invaders. President Bola Tinubu expressed &#8220;deep sadness&#8221; and confirmed the death of Brigadier-General Oseni Omoh Braimah, commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, describing him as a &#8220;gallant officer&#8221; who fell alongside his soldiers while defending the State.  Also, President Tinubu  pledged continued federal cooperation, sustained offensives,additional equipment and welfare support for frontline troops, urging the military high command and frontline troops to remain steadfast in the face of what he characterised as a desperate insurgent counterattack,  while calling on the public and media to support the armed forces and to desist from celebrating or condoning attacks on troops. [<a href="https://empowerafrica.com/terra-industries-to-establish-africas-largest-drone-factory-in-ghana/">5</a>]<br><br><br>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/16/presidentielle-au-benin-lunion-africaine-salue-une-election-apaisee-et-felicite-wadagni/">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/politique/lua-entend-renforcer-sa-coop%C3%A9ration-avec-laes/3912739">Burkina Faso</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/20/senegal-le-pr-faye-ouvre-le-forum-de-dakar-sur-la-paix-et-la-securite/">Senegal</a><br>4]<a href="https://empowerafrica.com/terra-industries-to-establish-africas-largest-drone-factory-in-ghana/">Ghana</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.myjoyonline.com/nigerian-army-general-and-several-soldiers-killed-in-assault-on-military-base-in-northeast/">Nigeria</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #28 Du 09/04/2026 au 22/04/2026 Processus électoraux, enjeux sécuritaires et innovations technologiques.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Au cours des deux derni&#232;res semaines, l&#8217;actualit&#233; africaine s&#8217;est distingu&#233;e par des avanc&#233;es politiques, s&#233;curitaires et g&#233;ostrat&#233;giques notables.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-28-du-09042026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-28-du-09042026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:10:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QZSZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60d85616-3e96-4451-8bf5-143ba1b6b894_1728x1151.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">S.E.M Romuald Wadagni, Pr&#233;sident du B&#233;nin - &#169; Pr&#233;sidence du B&#233;nin</figcaption></figure></div><p>Au cours des deux derni&#232;res semaines, l&#8217;actualit&#233; africaine s&#8217;est distingu&#233;e par des avanc&#233;es politiques, s&#233;curitaires et g&#233;ostrat&#233;giques notables.</p><p>l&#8217;Union africaine a salu&#233; publiquement le d&#233;roulement et les r&#233;sultats de l&#8217;&#233;lection pr&#233;sidentielle au B&#233;nin, f&#233;licitant officiellement le pr&#233;sident &#233;lu Romuald Wadagni apr&#232;s la proclamation de sa victoire par la Commission &#233;lectorale nationale le 13 avril 2026, et qualifiant ce r&#233;sultat d&#8217;expression de la volont&#233; populaire ainsi que de signal fort en faveur de la stabilit&#233; d&#233;mocratique. Dans une d&#233;claration officielle dat&#233;e du jeudi 16 avril, le repr&#233;sentant de l&#8217;Union africaine a &#233;galement salu&#233; la mission d&#8217;observation &#233;lectorale d&#233;ploy&#233;e au B&#233;nin, remerciant Sylvestre Ntibantunganya pour son leadership. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/16/presidentielle-au-benin-lunion-africaine-salue-une-election-apaisee-et-felicite-wadagni/">1</a>]<br><br>Dans le m&#234;me sillage, Le pr&#233;sident burundais &#201;variste Ndayishimiye, en exercice &#224; la t&#234;te de l&#8217;Union africaine (UA), a exprim&#233; sa ferme volont&#233; de renforcer les relations avec l&#8217;Alliance des &#201;tats du Sahel (AES) suite &#224; une rencontre constructive avec le capitaine Ibrahim Traor&#233;, chef de l&#8217;&#201;tat burkinab&#232;, &#224; Ouagadougou. Les &#233;changes, qualifi&#233;s de &#171; tr&#232;s positifs &#187; par Ndayishimiye, lui ont permis de mieux appr&#233;hender les d&#233;fis concrets de la r&#233;gion sah&#233;lienne. &#171; Je pr&#233;pare un rapport objectif pour les autres dirigeants de l&#8217;UA &#187;, a-t-il d&#233;clar&#233;, esp&#233;rant poser les bases d&#8217;une coop&#233;ration accrue. Pr&#233;sentant l&#8217;UA comme un &#171; pont entre les peuples et institutions africains &#187;, il a salu&#233; le leadership de Traor&#233; et plaid&#233; pour une collaboration renforc&#233;e entre l&#8217;UA et l&#8217;AES. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/politique/lua-entend-renforcer-sa-coop%C3%A9ration-avec-laes/3912739">2</a>]</p><p>Au Nigeria, une attaque contre une base militaire &#224; Benisheikh, dans l&#8217;&#201;tat de Borno, a entra&#238;n&#233; la mort d&#8217;un officier sup&#233;rieur et de plusieurs soldats. L&#8217;arm&#233;e a indiqu&#233; avoir repouss&#233; les assaillants apr&#232;s une offensive coordonn&#233;e impliquant plusieurs localit&#233;s. Le pr&#233;sident Bola Tinubu a confirm&#233; le d&#233;c&#232;s du commandant de brigade Oseni Omoh Braimah et a appel&#233; &#224; la poursuite des op&#233;rations militaires. Cet incident s&#8217;inscrit dans un contexte s&#233;curitaire marqu&#233; par une insurrection persistante dans le nord-est du pays, ayant caus&#233; des milliers de victimes et des d&#233;placements massifs de populations. [<a href="https://www.myjoyonline.com/nigerian-army-general-and-several-soldiers-killed-in-assault-on-military-base-in-northeast/">3</a>]</p><p>Pendant ce temps, Au S&#233;n&#233;gal,  le pr&#233;sident Bassirou Diomaye Faye a ouvert la dixi&#232;me &#233;dition du Forum international sur la paix et la s&#233;curit&#233; en Afrique &#224; Dakar, en pr&#233;sence notamment du pr&#233;sident sierra-l&#233;onais Julius Maada Bio, &#233;galement pr&#233;sident en exercice de la CEDEAO, et du pr&#233;sident mauritanien Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. Il a rappel&#233; l&#8217;historique du forum et soulign&#233; son objectif principal : permettre &#224; l&#8217;Afrique de concevoir sa propre approche de la s&#233;curit&#233; et de d&#233;finir ses choix strat&#233;giques. Il a insist&#233; sur la n&#233;cessit&#233; de renforcer les capacit&#233;s d&#8217;action du continent, d&#8217;am&#233;liorer la gestion des ressources et de financer les forces de s&#233;curit&#233; locales, tout en mettant l&#8217;accent sur l&#8217;investissement dans la jeunesse et la responsabilit&#233; dans l&#8217;exercice de la souverainet&#233;. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/20/senegal-le-pr-faye-ouvre-le-forum-de-dakar-sur-la-paix-et-la-securite/">4</a>]</p><p>Enfin, au Ghana, l&#8217;entreprise nig&#233;riane de technologie de d&#233;fense Terra Industries a annonc&#233; la cr&#233;ation d&#8217;une usine de fabrication de drones pr&#233;sent&#233;e comme la plus grande d&#8217;Afrique, avec une mise en service pr&#233;vue d&#8217;ici fin juin 2026. Le site, destin&#233; &#224; devenir un centre de production r&#233;gional, devrait atteindre une capacit&#233; annuelle de 50 000 unit&#233;s d&#8217;ici 2028 et g&#233;n&#233;rer environ 120 emplois d&#8217;ing&#233;nierie. Le projet s&#8217;inscrit dans une strat&#233;gie visant &#224; renforcer les capacit&#233;s industrielles et technologiques sur le continent, avec le d&#233;veloppement de plusieurs types de drones et syst&#232;mes de d&#233;fense. [<a href="https://empowerafrica.com/terra-industries-to-establish-africas-largest-drone-factory-in-ghana/">5</a>]<br><br><br>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/16/presidentielle-au-benin-lunion-africaine-salue-une-election-apaisee-et-felicite-wadagni/">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/politique/lua-entend-renforcer-sa-coop%C3%A9ration-avec-laes/3912739">Burkina Faso</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.myjoyonline.com/nigerian-army-general-and-several-soldiers-killed-in-assault-on-military-base-in-northeast/">Nigeria</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/04/20/senegal-le-pr-faye-ouvre-le-forum-de-dakar-sur-la-paix-et-la-securite/">S&#233;n&#233;gal</a><br>5]<a href="https://empowerafrica.com/terra-industries-to-establish-africas-largest-drone-factory-in-ghana/">Ghana</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrorism newsworthiness in West Africa: A data set on international, regional and local media coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Abigail Slenski, Claude Biao, and Joseline Barbara Cudjoe]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/terrorism-newsworthiness-in-west</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/terrorism-newsworthiness-in-west</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:49:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oE1e!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa165875d-7d63-45fe-85ef-6dc3d94ce74a_512x512.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Media coverage on terrorism and counterterrorism in Africa has been the focus of scholarly debate over the past decade. Critical scholars contend that a common journalistic angle reporting on terrorism-related violence on the continent tends to amplify negative narratives of the "weak state" (Mickler, Suleiman, and Maiangwa 2019; Adekunle 2025). This dataset contributes to that debate by questioning how international, regional and national media report on terrorism-related developments in West Africa, primarily from the Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusra wa al-Muslimin (JNIM). 4 It comprises 485 news reports from international, regional and local media outlets, categorised by country, type of publication and nature of the coverage topic. The dataset is grounded in the newsworthiness theory, which suggests that the media is systematically biased towards sensational or negative headlines, deemed as "newsworthy" (Galtung and Ruge 1965; Harrington 1989). This dataset may underpin future work on how the newsworthiness theory operationalises in terrorism-related media coverage in West Africa. This dataset also focuses on a particular time period of a post-USAID funding environment, providing space for tracking developments following massive international development funding cuts.</p><p><strong>KEYWORDS</strong>: newsworthiness theory, media, terrorism, West Africa, JNIM, asymmetric conflict, mis/disinformation</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6571538&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Read more&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6571538"><span>Read more</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/DW5PSZ&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Download the dataset&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a 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15 in line with its protocol on democracy and good governance. Two candidacies have been confirmed: Romuald Wadagni, representing the ruling majority and current Minister of Economy and Finance, and Paul Hounkp&#232;, candidate of the Forces Cauris for an Emerging Benin (FCBE).[<a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2026/03/30/benin-nana-akufo-addo-a-la-tete-de-la-mission-dobservation-de-la-cedeao/">1</a>]</p><p>In Burkina Faso, military leader Ibrahim Traor&#233; expressed, during a state television interview, a rejection of liberal democratic norms, stating that the country would follow its own approach. Having come to power through a coup three years ago, he had initially pledged a return to civilian rule by July 2024, but authorities have since extended the transition by five years. Concerns related to rights and security were also noted, including actions targeting opposition figures, media and civil society actors.[<a href="https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c4gvdrl5xyko">2</a>]</p><p>In Nigeria, security services received more than 800 individuals deported from Niger at the Jibia-Magama border in Katsina State. According to an operational report, the individuals, comprising men, women and children, arrived on eight buses and underwent identification procedures involving multiple security agencies before a planned transfer to Kano State.[<a href="https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-forces-receive-800-nigerian-deportees-from-niger-republic/">3</a>]</p><p>In the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touad&#233;ra was sworn in for a third consecutive term on March 30 in Bangui. Re-elected in December with 77.90% of the vote according to official results, in a poll contested by the opposition, he outlined peace, security and national unity as his priorities. The ceremony gathered around 20,000 attendees and several African leaders. The constitutional framework adopted in 2023 allowed his candidacy, in a security context described as fragile despite some improvements.[<a href="https://www.africaradio.com/actualite-113825-faustin-archange-touadera-investi-pour-un-troisieme-mandat-en-centrafrique">4</a>]</p><p>At the regional level, the Economic Community of West African States and the International Monetary Fund signed an agreement on March 27 in Abuja aimed at strengthening macroeconomic governance and coordinating economic policies in West Africa. The agreement includes enhanced policy dialogue, increased technical assistance and regional macroeconomic monitoring, and comes amid moderate but uneven economic growth, with persistent challenges related to inflation, public debt, global economic uncertainty and regional integration.[<a href="https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/3103-54258-ecowas-and-imf-set-new-framework-to-align-policies-across-west-africa">5</a>]</p><p></p><p>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2026/03/30/benin-nana-akufo-addo-a-la-tete-de-la-mission-dobservation-de-la-cedeao/">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c4gvdrl5xyko">Burkina Faso</a><br>3]<a href="https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-forces-receive-800-nigerian-deportees-from-niger-republic/">Nigeria</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.africaradio.com/actualite-113825-faustin-archange-touadera-investi-pour-un-troisieme-mandat-en-centrafrique">Central African Republic</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/3103-54258-ecowas-and-imf-set-new-framework-to-align-policies-across-west-africa">ECOWAS</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #27 Du 27/3/2026 au 08/4/2026 Gouvernance, sécurité et coopération en Afrique de l’Ouest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Au cours des deux derni&#232;res semaines, l&#8217;Afrique a enregistr&#233; une s&#233;rie de d&#233;veloppements politiques, s&#233;curitaires et &#233;conomiques ayant des implications imm&#233;diates pour la gouvernance et la coop&#233;ration r&#233;gionale.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-27-du-2732026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-27-du-2732026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1xHQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b13a185-027a-4488-a940-66bbf00e46c6_1710x1198.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1xHQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b13a185-027a-4488-a940-66bbf00e46c6_1710x1198.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1xHQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b13a185-027a-4488-a940-66bbf00e46c6_1710x1198.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1xHQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b13a185-027a-4488-a940-66bbf00e46c6_1710x1198.png" width="1456" height="1020" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">L&#8217;ancien pr&#233;sident ghan&#233;en Nana Akufo-Addo est arriv&#233; au B&#233;nin - &#169; La Nation</figcaption></figure></div><p>Au cours des deux derni&#232;res semaines, l&#8217;Afrique a enregistr&#233; une s&#233;rie de d&#233;veloppements politiques, s&#233;curitaires et &#233;conomiques ayant des implications imm&#233;diates pour la gouvernance et la coop&#233;ration r&#233;gionale.</p><p>Au B&#233;nin, la Communaut&#233; &#233;conomique des &#201;tats de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest(CEDEAO) a annonc&#233; la nomination de l&#8217;ancien pr&#233;sident ghan&#233;en Nana Akufo-Addo pour diriger sa mission d&#8217;observation &#233;lectorale dans le cadre de l&#8217;&#233;lection pr&#233;sidentielle pr&#233;vue le 12 avril, avec un d&#233;ploiement pr&#233;vu du 7 au 15 avril conform&#233;ment &#224; son protocole sur la d&#233;mocratie et la bonne gouvernance. Deux candidatures sont confirm&#233;es : Romuald Wadagni, repr&#233;sentant la mouvance pr&#233;sidentielle et actuel ministre de l&#8217;&#201;conomie et des Finances, et Paul Hounkp&#232;, candidat des Forces cauris pour un B&#233;nin &#233;mergent (FCBE). [<a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2026/03/30/benin-nana-akufo-addo-a-la-tete-de-la-mission-dobservation-de-la-cedeao/">1</a>]</p><p>Au Burkina Faso, le chef militaire Ibrahim Traor&#233; a exprim&#233;, lors d&#8217;une interview &#224; la t&#233;l&#233;vision d&#8217;&#201;tat, un rejet des normes d&#233;mocratiques lib&#233;rales, affirmant que le pays suivra sa propre approche. Arriv&#233; au pouvoir par un coup d&#8217;&#201;tat il y a trois ans, il avait initialement promis un retour &#224; un r&#233;gime civil en juillet 2024, mais les autorit&#233;s ont prolong&#233; la transition de cinq ans. Des pr&#233;occupations en mati&#232;re de droits et de s&#233;curit&#233; ont &#233;galement &#233;t&#233; mentionn&#233;es, notamment des actions contre des figures de l&#8217;opposition, des m&#233;dias et des acteurs de la soci&#233;t&#233; civile. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c4gvdrl5xyko">2</a>]</p><p>Au Nigeria, les services de s&#233;curit&#233; ont pris en charge plus de 800 personnes expuls&#233;es du Niger &#224; la fronti&#232;re de Jibia-Magama, dans l&#8217;&#201;tat de Katsina. Selon un rapport op&#233;rationnel, ces personnes, compos&#233;es d&#8217;hommes, de femmes et d&#8217;enfants, sont arriv&#233;es &#224; bord de huit bus et ont fait l&#8217;objet de proc&#233;dures d&#8217;identification impliquant plusieurs agences de s&#233;curit&#233;, avant un transfert pr&#233;vu vers l&#8217;&#201;tat de Kano.[<a href="https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-forces-receive-800-nigerian-deportees-from-niger-republic/">3</a>]</p><p>En R&#233;publique centrafricaine, le pr&#233;sident Faustin-Archange Touad&#233;ra a &#233;t&#233; investi pour un troisi&#232;me mandat cons&#233;cutif le 30 mars &#224; Bangui. R&#233;&#233;lu en d&#233;cembre avec 77,90 % des voix selon les r&#233;sultats officiels, lors d&#8217;un scrutin contest&#233; par l&#8217;opposition, il a d&#233;fini comme priorit&#233;s la paix, la s&#233;curit&#233; et l&#8217;unit&#233; nationale. La c&#233;r&#233;monie a rassembl&#233; environ 20 000 personnes ainsi que plusieurs dirigeants africains. Le nouveau cadre constitutionnel adopt&#233; en 2023 permettait sa candidature, dans un contexte s&#233;curitaire d&#233;crit comme fragile malgr&#233; certaines am&#233;liorations.[<a href="https://www.africaradio.com/actualite-113825-faustin-archange-touadera-investi-pour-un-troisieme-mandat-en-centrafrique">4</a>]</p><p>Au niveau r&#233;gional, la Communaut&#233; &#233;conomique des &#201;tats de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest (CEDEAO) et le FMI  (Fonds mon&#233;taire international) ont sign&#233; le 27 mars &#224; Abuja un accord visant &#224; renforcer la gouvernance macro&#233;conomique et la coordination des politiques &#233;conomiques en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest. Cet accord pr&#233;voit notamment un renforcement du dialogue politique, une assistance technique accrue et un suivi macro&#233;conomique r&#233;gional. Il intervient dans un contexte de croissance &#233;conomique mod&#233;r&#233;e mais in&#233;gale, avec des d&#233;fis persistants li&#233;s &#224; l&#8217;inflation, &#224; la dette publique et aux incertitudes &#233;conomiques globales, ainsi que des enjeux li&#233;s &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;gration r&#233;gionale.[<a href="https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/3103-54258-ecowas-and-imf-set-new-framework-to-align-policies-across-west-africa">5</a>]<br></p><p>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2026/03/30/benin-nana-akufo-addo-a-la-tete-de-la-mission-dobservation-de-la-cedeao/">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c4gvdrl5xyko">Burkina Faso</a><br>3]<a href="https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-forces-receive-800-nigerian-deportees-from-niger-republic/">Nigeria</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.africaradio.com/actualite-113825-faustin-archange-touadera-investi-pour-un-troisieme-mandat-en-centrafrique">Centrafrique</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/3103-54258-ecowas-and-imf-set-new-framework-to-align-policies-across-west-africa">CEDEAO</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #26 from 3/12/2026 to 3/26/2026 Security dynamics, diplomatic tensions, and cooperation initiatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several political and security developments have recently been reported in West Africa and beyond, involving diplomatic initiatives, cooperation agreements, and security incidents.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-26-from-3122026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-26-from-3122026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:21:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zwhq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7e1286b-5bd1-49f2-9ac7-cf305a54c25b_1800x1150.avif" width="1456" height="930" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Karamoko Jean-Marie Traor&#233;, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, and Nick Checker, Head of the Office of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State - &#169; RFI</figcaption></figure></div><p>Several political and security developments have recently been reported in West Africa and beyond, involving diplomatic initiatives, cooperation agreements, and security incidents. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the United Nations, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming the transatlantic slave trade of Africans as the &#8220;most serious crime against humanity.&#8221; Led by Ghana and supported by 123 countries, the text was approved despite opposition from some states, including the United States, and abstentions from several European countries. The initiative aims to acknowledge the historical injustices linked to the transatlantic slave trade and to encourage reparative measures, particularly in education and economic development. However, the resolution is non-binding, and the concrete implementation of reparations remains uncertain. [<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260325-l-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-de-l-onu-proclame-la-traite-des-esclaves-africains-plus-grave-crime-contre-l-humanit%C3%A9">1</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the security front, Niger and Algeria announced strengthened cooperation following an official visit by the Algerian Prime Minister to Niamey. Both countries, facing shared threats in the Sahel-Saharan region, reaffirmed their collaboration in combating terrorism, violent extremism, and cross-border crime. Several agreements were also signed across various economic sectors, including energy, industry, and health. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/le-niger-et-l-alg%C3%A9rie-annoncent-le-renforcement-de-leur-relation-s%C3%A9curitaire/3877371">2</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In eastern Chad, a drone attack near the border with Sudan resulted in the deaths of 17 civilians. Chadian authorities described the incident as a &#8220;serious act of aggression&#8221; and reinforced security measures, including the full closure of the border and the deployment of defense forces on high alert. The government also mentioned the possibility of retaliatory measures while calling for international mobilization in response to the situation. [<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/03/19/tchad-attaque-de-drone-a-la-frontiere-soudanaise-17-morts-enregistres/">3</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Burkina Faso and the United States expressed their willingness to strengthen their security and economic cooperation following talks in Ouagadougou between Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traor&#233; and a U.S. official. The discussions focused on reviving bilateral relations, counterterrorism efforts, and the development of trade exchanges, in a context of gradual normalization of ties after recent tensions. [<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1773738/politique/le-burkina-faso-et-les-etats-unis-affirment-vouloir-renforcer-leur-cooperation-securitaire-et-economique/">4</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, Ghana signed a defense partnership with the European Union aimed at strengthening cooperation in counterterrorism, intelligence sharing, and crisis response. The agreement comes amid rising jihadist violence in the Sahel, with the stated objective of preventing its spread to coastal West African countries. [<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-european-union-agree-defence-pact/">5</a>]<br></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260325-l-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-de-l-onu-proclame-la-traite-des-esclaves-africains-plus-grave-crime-contre-l-humanit%C3%A9">Africa</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/le-niger-et-l-alg%C3%A9rie-annoncent-le-renforcement-de-leur-relation-s%C3%A9curitaire/3877371">Niger - Algeria</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/03/19/tchad-attaque-de-drone-a-la-frontiere-soudanaise-17-morts-enregistres/">Chad</a><br>4]<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1773738/politique/le-burkina-faso-et-les-etats-unis-affirment-vouloir-renforcer-leur-cooperation-securitaire-et-economique/">Burkina Faso</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-european-union-agree-defence-pact/">Ghana - EU</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #26 Du 12/3/2026 au 26/3/2026 Dynamiques sécuritaires, tensions diplomatiques et initiatives de coopération]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plusieurs d&#233;veloppements politiques et s&#233;curitaires ont &#233;t&#233; enregistr&#233;s dans l&#8217;actualit&#233; Ouest africaine et au-del&#224;, impliquant &#233;galement des initiatives diplomatiques, des accords de coop&#233;ration et des incidents s&#233;curitaires.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-26-du-1232026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-26-du-1232026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:12:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Le Premier ministre Sifi Ghrieb de l&#8217;Alg&#233;rie et son homologue nig&#233;rien Ali Lamine Zeine - &#169; casbahtribune</figcaption></figure></div><p>Plusieurs d&#233;veloppements politiques et s&#233;curitaires ont &#233;t&#233; enregistr&#233;s dans l&#8217;actualit&#233; Ouest africaine  et au-del&#224;, impliquant &#233;galement des initiatives diplomatiques, des accords de coop&#233;ration et des incidents s&#233;curitaires.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Au Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou et Washington ont exprim&#233; leur volont&#233; de renforcer leur coop&#233;ration s&#233;curitaire et &#233;conomique &#224; l&#8217;issue d&#8217;&#233;changes dans la capitale burkinab&#232;  entre le ministre des Affaires &#233;trang&#232;res Karamoko Jean-Marie Traor&#233; et Nick Checker, le nouveau patron du bureau des affaires africaines du d&#233;partement d&#8217;&#201;tat am&#233;ricain. Les discussions ont port&#233; sur la relance des relations bilat&#233;rales, la lutte contre le terrorisme et le d&#233;veloppement des &#233;changes commerciaux, dans un contexte de reprise progressive des liens apr&#232;s des tensions r&#233;centes.[<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1773738/politique/le-burkina-faso-et-les-etats-unis-affirment-vouloir-renforcer-leur-cooperation-securitaire-et-economique/">1</a>]<br><br>Au m&#234;me moment,  le Niger et l&#8217;Alg&#233;rie ont annonc&#233; un renforcement de leur coop&#233;ration, &#224; l&#8217;issue d&#8217;une visite officielle du Premier ministre alg&#233;rien &#224; Niamey . Les deux pays, confront&#233;s &#224; des menaces communes dans la r&#233;gion sah&#233;lo-saharienne, ont r&#233;affirm&#233; leur collaboration contre le terrorisme, l&#8217;extr&#233;misme violent et la criminalit&#233; transfrontali&#232;re. Plusieurs accords ont &#233;galement &#233;t&#233; sign&#233;s dans des secteurs &#233;conomiques vari&#233;s, dont l&#8217;&#233;nergie, l&#8217;industrie et la sant&#233;.[<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/le-niger-et-l-alg%C3%A9rie-annoncent-le-renforcement-de-leur-relation-s%C3%A9curitaire/3877371">2</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De son c&#244;t&#233;, le Ghana a sign&#233; un partenariat de d&#233;fense avec l&#8217;Union europ&#233;enne, visant &#224; renforcer la coop&#233;ration en mati&#232;re de lutte contre le terrorisme, de partage de renseignements et de gestion des crises. Cet accord intervient dans un contexte de mont&#233;e des violences jihadistes dans le Sahel, avec un objectif affich&#233; de pr&#233;venir leur extension vers les pays c&#244;tiers d&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest.[<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-european-union-agree-defence-pact/">3</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dans l&#8217;est du Tchad, une attaque de drone survenue pr&#232;s de la fronti&#232;re avec le Soudan a caus&#233; la mort de 17 civils. Les autorit&#233;s tchadiennes ont qualifi&#233; l&#8217;incident d&#8217;&#171; agression grave &#187; et ont renforc&#233; leur dispositif s&#233;curitaire, notamment par la fermeture compl&#232;te de la fronti&#232;re et la mise en alerte des forces de d&#233;fense. Le gouvernement a &#233;galement &#233;voqu&#233; la possibilit&#233; de mesures de riposte, tout en appelant &#224; une mobilisation internationale face &#224; la situation.[<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/03/19/tchad-attaque-de-drone-a-la-frontiere-soudanaise-17-morts-enregistres/">4</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Enfin, &#224; l&#8217; Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) , l&#8217;Assembl&#233;e g&#233;n&#233;rale a adopt&#233; une r&#233;solution proclamant la traite des esclaves africains comme le &#171; plus grave crime contre l&#8217;humanit&#233; &#187;. Port&#233; par le Ghana et soutenu par 123 &#201;tats, le texte a &#233;t&#233; approuv&#233; malgr&#233; l&#8217;opposition de certains pays, dont les &#201;tats-Unis, et l&#8217;abstention de plusieurs &#201;tats europ&#233;ens. Cette initiative vise &#224; reconna&#238;tre les injustices historiques li&#233;es &#224; la traite transatlantique et &#224; encourager des mesures de r&#233;paration, notamment dans les domaines &#233;ducatifs et &#233;conomiques. Toutefois, la r&#233;solution reste non contraignante et les modalit&#233;s concr&#232;tes de mise en &#339;uvre des r&#233;parations demeurent incertaines.[<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260325-l-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-de-l-onu-proclame-la-traite-des-esclaves-africains-plus-grave-crime-contre-l-humanit%C3%A9">5</a>]<br><br>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1773738/politique/le-burkina-faso-et-les-etats-unis-affirment-vouloir-renforcer-leur-cooperation-securitaire-et-economique/">Burkina Faso</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/le-niger-et-l-alg%C3%A9rie-annoncent-le-renforcement-de-leur-relation-s%C3%A9curitaire/3877371">Niger - Alg&#233;rie</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-european-union-agree-defence-pact/">Ghana - UE </a><br>4]<a href="https://www.kaweru.com/politique-societe/2026/03/19/tchad-attaque-de-drone-a-la-frontiere-soudanaise-17-morts-enregistres/">Tchad</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260325-l-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-de-l-onu-proclame-la-traite-des-esclaves-africains-plus-grave-crime-contre-l-humanit%C3%A9">Afrique</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[N’Dah Olivier Sambiéni: A Committed Actor for Inclusion and Community Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/ndah-olivier-sambieni-a-committed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/ndah-olivier-sambieni-a-committed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:10:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qf5R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8379405-b854-4e25-aaf8-fec99e31b662_604x356.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval. Over three months, participants receive intensive guidance to strengthen their institutions&#8217; resilience and competitiveness through practical programme development tools. In this feature, we spotlight one of the four members of the second cohort: N&#8217;Dah Olivier Sambi&#233;ni</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qf5R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8379405-b854-4e25-aaf8-fec99e31b662_604x356.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qf5R!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8379405-b854-4e25-aaf8-fec99e31b662_604x356.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qf5R!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8379405-b854-4e25-aaf8-fec99e31b662_604x356.jpeg 848w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>N&#8217;Dah Olivier Sambi&#233;ni, </em>member of Cohort 2 of the Stake experts Professional Exchange Program.</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-experts-introduces-the-cso&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn more about the cohort&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-experts-introduces-the-cso"><span>Learn more about the cohort</span></a></p><p>N&#8217;Dah Olivier Sambi&#233;ni is a young advocate for inclusion and community development in the Atacora department. With a professional degree in applied economics, he has mobilized his NGO Tibena to strengthen ties with local communities and build  expertise in managing social projects.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since 2018, Olivier has actively participated in the &#8220;Useful Holidays Program,&#8221; an initiative that significantly influenced his journey through  2024. Through this program, he promoted  youth entrepreneurship, socio-professional integration, and  digital skills development.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 2024, he became the administrative and financial manager of Tibena NGO, playing a key role in the PiSSCA Project (Innovative Project of Civil Societies and Coalitions of Actors<em>)</em>. This initiative focuses on strengthening resilience and economic inclusion of women producers and processors of soy, shea, and maize in Cobly and Boukomb&#233;. Olivier contributed to the creation of  two local cooperatives and supported the training of 120 women in producing green charcoal and eco-friendly fire starters.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">His commitment is rooted in his experience within the school scouting movement, which  instilled in him a strong sense of service and community responsibility and a desire to contribute to the well-being of his community. As a supervisor and lead trainer, he has  mentored over one hundred young people in Atacora and Donga, consolidating his role as a mentor and catalyst for change.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Olivier envisions a  future where youth play a central role  in community development. His participation in the CSO Program-Cohort 2 of Stake experts  reflects this vision by equipping him with the skills and knowledge necessary to empower youth and foster their involvement in community development initiatives representing an opportunity for learning and professionalization to better serve his community by enhancing his ability to implement effective programs that engage youth in meaningful ways.<br><br><strong>TIBENA NGO: Actor of Peace and Community Development</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Founded in 2019 and officially registered, Tibena NGO operates in the departments of Atacora (Cobly, Boukoumb&#233;, Mat&#233;ri) and Donga (Djougou, Ouak&#233;). Its mission is to strengthen the capacities of youth, women, and local communities to promote peace, social cohesion, and sustainable development.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Emerging from cultural initiatives organized during school holidays to highlight traditions and engage youth, Tibene now works across diverse areas, entrepreneurship, education, local governance, sustainable agriculture, culture, and environmental protection.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Among its notable actions in the PiSSCA Project, it has conducted awareness campaigns against violent extremism and terrorism, reaching more than 500 beneficiaries.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Structured around a board of Directors, an Executive Directorate, and volunteers, Tibena NGO adopts a participatory and digital approach to maximize impact. It mobilizes local actors and sustains its initiatives through partnerships and cooperatives while integrating the principles of inclusion, accountability, and community participation.<br><br>For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:fellowship@stakeexperts.com">fellowship@stakeexperts.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #25 from 2/27/2026 to 3/11/2026 Political and Security Developments in West Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several political and security developments have recently taken place across West Africa.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-25-from-2272026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-25-from-2272026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:25:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VBR-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F84410e2a-5d84-4921-a542-224b69fd727b_1820x1024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VBR-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F84410e2a-5d84-4921-a542-224b69fd727b_1820x1024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VBR-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F84410e2a-5d84-4921-a542-224b69fd727b_1820x1024.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Headquarters of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - &#169; africa-press.net</figcaption></figure></div><p>Several political and security developments have recently taken place across West Africa. In Benin, the National Police issued wanted notices for nine individuals suspected of involvement in the attempted coup of 7 December 2025 targeting President Patrice Talon, identifying Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri as the alleged leader of the plot. Also, among the wanted are Captains Castro Sambieni and Ousmane Samary. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/b%C3%A9nin-avis-de-recherche-contre-le-cerveau-du-putsch-d%C3%A9jou%C3%A9-du-07-d%C3%A9cembre-2025/3842284">1</a>]<br><br>In Niger, authorities reported that armed individuals on motorcycles attacked the Tahoua airport airbase during the night of 9 March 2026, damaging several drone hangars. Security forces said several attackers were neutralized and five suspects arrested. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/niger-les-autorit%C3%A9s-annoncent-une-attaque-contre-l-a%C3%A9roport-de-tahoua/3856445">2</a>]<br><br>On the Mali side,On 28 January, the Court of Justice of the West African Economic and Monetary Union annulled sanctions imposed on Mali in January 2022 by the conference of heads of state of the Union, ruling that the measures lacked a legal basis. The sanctions, which included border closures and financial restrictions, had been introduced in coordination with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following the military takeover in Mali. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-la-cour-de-justice-de-l-uemoa-annule-les-sanctions-de-2022-une-victoire-juridique-et-politique-pour-bamako/3814830">3</a>]<br><br>Meanwhile, Guinea released 16 soldiers and police officers from Sierra Leone who had been detained earlier in the week following a border incident in the town of Kalieyereh, after a delegation led by Sierra Leone&#8217;s foreign minister visited Conakry. [<a href="https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/guinea-releases-16-soldiers-and-police-officers-from-sierra-leone-after-border-dispute">4</a>]<br><br>At the regional level, military chiefs from member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Freetown, discussed plans to establish a new regional force of about 2,000 troops to address terrorism and insecurity across West Africa, although operational and financing details are still under discussion. [<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/04/west-african-states-to-create-new-force-to-fight-jihadists-in-region/">5</a>]</p><p><br>Sources :  <br>1]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/b%C3%A9nin-avis-de-recherche-contre-le-cerveau-du-putsch-d%C3%A9jou%C3%A9-du-07-d%C3%A9cembre-2025/3842284">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/niger-les-autorit%C3%A9s-annoncent-une-attaque-contre-l-a%C3%A9roport-de-tahoua/3856445">Niger</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-la-cour-de-justice-de-l-uemoa-annule-les-sanctions-de-2022-une-victoire-juridique-et-politique-pour-bamako/3814830">Mali</a><br>4]<a href="https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/guinea-releases-16-soldiers-and-police-officers-from-sierra-leone-after-border-dispute">Guinea - Sierra Leone</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/04/west-african-states-to-create-new-force-to-fight-jihadists-in-region/">ECOWAS</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stake News Check #25 Du 27/2/2026 au 11/3/2026 Développements politiques et sécuritaires en Afrique de l’Ouest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plusieurs d&#233;veloppements politiques et s&#233;curitaires ont r&#233;cemment &#233;t&#233; signal&#233;s en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-25-du-2722026-au</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-news-check-25-du-2722026-au</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:05:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y_w4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1c2f39f-cf23-4bdf-8a42-bf440e39e547_1024x538.avif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Des responsables militaires assistent &#224; une r&#233;union de la CEDEAO &#224; Bissau, en Guin&#233;e-Bissau - &#169; africanews</figcaption></figure></div><p>Plusieurs d&#233;veloppements politiques et s&#233;curitaires ont r&#233;cemment &#233;t&#233; signal&#233;s en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest.  Au B&#233;nin, la police nationale a lanc&#233; des avis de recherche contre neuf personnes soup&#231;onn&#233;es d&#8217;implication dans la tentative de coup d&#8217;&#201;tat du 7 d&#233;cembre 2025 visant le pr&#233;sident Patrice Talon, en identifiant le lieutenant-colonel Pascal Tigri comme le principal suspect. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/b%C3%A9nin-avis-de-recherche-contre-le-cerveau-du-putsch-d%C3%A9jou%C3%A9-du-07-d%C3%A9cembre-2025/3842284">1</a>]</p><p>Au Niger, les autorit&#233;s ont annonc&#233; qu&#8217;un groupe d&#8217;hommes arm&#233;s &#224; moto avait attaqu&#233; la base a&#233;rienne de l&#8217;a&#233;roport de Tahoua dans la nuit du 9 mars 2026, endommageant plusieurs hangars de drones ; les forces de s&#233;curit&#233; ont indiqu&#233; que plusieurs assaillants avaient &#233;t&#233; neutralis&#233;s et cinq suspects arr&#234;t&#233;s. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/niger-les-autorit%C3%A9s-annoncent-une-attaque-contre-l-a%C3%A9roport-de-tahoua/3856445">2</a>]</p><p>Du c&#244;t&#233; du Mali, le 28 janvier dernier, la Cour de justice de l&#8217;Union &#233;conomique et mon&#233;taire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) a annul&#233; les sanctions impos&#233;es au pays en janvier 2022 par la Conf&#233;rence des chefs d&#8217;&#201;tat de l&#8217;organisation, estimant que ces mesures &#233;taient d&#233;pourvues de base l&#233;gale. Ces sanctions avaient &#233;t&#233; adopt&#233;es en coordination avec la Communaut&#233; &#233;conomique des &#201;tats de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest (CEDEAO) apr&#232;s la prise de pouvoir par les militaires au Mali et comprenaient notamment la fermeture des fronti&#232;res et des restrictions financi&#232;res. [<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-la-cour-de-justice-de-l-uemoa-annule-les-sanctions-de-2022-une-victoire-juridique-et-politique-pour-bamako/3814830">3</a>]<br><br>Cependant, la Guin&#233;e a lib&#233;r&#233; seize militaires et policiers sierra-l&#233;onais arr&#234;t&#233;s plus t&#244;t dans la semaine &#224; la suite d&#8217;un incident frontalier dans la localit&#233; de Kalieyereh, apr&#232;s la visite &#224; Conakry d&#8217;une d&#233;l&#233;gation conduite par le ministre sierra-l&#233;onais des Affaires &#233;trang&#232;res. [<a href="https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/guinea-releases-16-soldiers-and-police-officers-from-sierra-leone-after-border-dispute">4</a>]</p><p>Enfin, les chefs d&#8217;&#233;tat-major de plusieurs pays membres de la CEDEAO, r&#233;unis &#224; Freetown, ont discut&#233; de la cr&#233;ation d&#8217;une nouvelle force r&#233;gionale d&#8217;environ 2 000 soldats destin&#233;e &#224; lutter contre le terrorisme et l&#8217;ins&#233;curit&#233; en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest, tandis que les modalit&#233;s op&#233;rationnelles et de financement restent en discussion. [<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/04/west-african-states-to-create-new-force-to-fight-jihadists-in-region/">5</a>]</p><p><strong><br></strong>Sources :<br>1]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/b%C3%A9nin-avis-de-recherche-contre-le-cerveau-du-putsch-d%C3%A9jou%C3%A9-du-07-d%C3%A9cembre-2025/3842284">Benin</a><br>2]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/niger-les-autorit%C3%A9s-annoncent-une-attaque-contre-l-a%C3%A9roport-de-tahoua/3856445">Niger</a><br>3]<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/mali-la-cour-de-justice-de-l-uemoa-annule-les-sanctions-de-2022-une-victoire-juridique-et-politique-pour-bamako/3814830">Mali</a><br>4]<a href="https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/guinea-releases-16-soldiers-and-police-officers-from-sierra-leone-after-border-dispute">Guin&#233;e - Sierra L&#233;one</a><br>5]<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/04/west-african-states-to-create-new-force-to-fight-jihadists-in-region/">CEDEAO</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[N’Dah Olivier Sambiéni : Un acteur engagé pour l’inclusion et le développement communautaire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[En Octobre 2025, Stake experts a lanc&#233; la deuxi&#232;me cohorte de son Programme d&#8217;&#233;change professionnel pour l&#8217;Att&#233;nuation des Conflits par les OSC, une initiative con&#231;ue pour accompagner les leaders d&#8217;organisations ouest-africaines dans un contexte de bouleversements profonds.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/ndah-olivier-sambieni-un-acteur-engage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/ndah-olivier-sambieni-un-acteur-engage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5aG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d646b50-bdd2-4a90-bc8f-e1e4bb375af6_604x356.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>En Octobre 2025, Stake experts a lanc&#233; la deuxi&#232;me cohorte de son Programme d&#8217;&#233;change professionnel pour l&#8217;Att&#233;nuation des Conflits par les OSC, une initiative con&#231;ue pour accompagner les leaders d&#8217;organisations ouest-africaines dans un contexte de bouleversements profonds. Pendant trois mois, les participants b&#233;n&#233;ficient d&#8217;un appui intensif pour renforcer la comp&#233;titivit&#233; et la r&#233;silience de leurs structures &#224; travers des outils concrets de d&#233;veloppement de programmes. Nous mettons ici en lumi&#232;re l&#8217;un des quatre membres de cette deuxi&#232;me cohorte: </em>N&#8217;Dah Olivier Sambi&#233;ni</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5aG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d646b50-bdd2-4a90-bc8f-e1e4bb375af6_604x356.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5aG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d646b50-bdd2-4a90-bc8f-e1e4bb375af6_604x356.jpeg 424w, 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engag&#233; pour l&#8217;inclusion et le d&#233;veloppement communautaire dans le d&#233;partement de l&#8217;Atacora. Titulaire d&#8217;une licence professionnelle en &#233;conomie appliqu&#233;e, il a impliqu&#233; son ONG Tibena pour se rapprocher davantage des communaut&#233;s locales et d&#233;velopper une expertise dans la gestion de projets sociaux. Olivier s&#8217;investit depuis 2018 dans le &#171;  Programme Vacances Utiles &#187;, une initiative qui a marqu&#233; son parcours jusqu&#8217;en 2024. &#192; travers ce programme, il a contribu&#233; &#224; l&#8217;&#233;veil entrepreneurial des jeunes, &#224; leur insertion socio-professionnelle et au renforcement de leurs comp&#233;tences num&#233;riques.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En 2024, est devenu responsable administratif et financier de l&#8217;ONG Tibena et joue un r&#244;le cl&#233; dans le projet PiSSCA (Projet innovant des Soci&#233;t&#233;s Civiles et Coalitions d&#8217;Acteurs), ax&#233; sur le renforcement de la r&#233;silience et de l&#8217;inclusion &#233;conomique des femmes productrices et transformatrices de soja, de karit&#233; et de ma&#239;s dans les communes de Cobly et Boukomb&#233;. &#192; ce titre, il a particip&#233; &#224; la constitution &#224; la cr&#233;ation de deux coop&#233;ratives locales, tout en accompagnant la formation de 120 femmes &#224; la production de charbon vert et d&#8217;allume-feu &#233;cologique.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Son engagement trouve ses racines dans son exp&#233;rience au sein du mouvement du scoutisme scolaire, qui a renforc&#233; son sens du service et son d&#233;sir de contribuer &#224; l&#8217;&#233;panouissement de sa communaut&#233;. En tant que superviseur et formateur principal, il a form&#233; plus de cent jeunes dans l&#8217;Atacora et la Donga, consolidant ainsi son r&#244;le de mentor et de catalyseur de changement.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Olivier aspire &#224; un avenir meilleur avec une implication massive des jeunes dans le d&#233;veloppement de leur communaut&#233;. Sa participation au programme CSO &#8211; Cohorte 2 de Stake experts, s&#8217;inscrit dans cette dynamique, repr&#233;sentant pour lui une opportunit&#233; d&#8217;apprentissage et de professionnalisation afin de mieux servir sa communaut&#233;.<br><br><strong>TIBENA ONG : Acteur de paix et de d&#233;veloppement communautaire.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cr&#233;&#233;e en 2019 et r&#233;guli&#232;rement enregistr&#233;e, Tibena ONG intervient dans les d&#233;partements de l&#8217;Atacora (Cobly, Boukoumb&#233;, Mat&#233;ri) et de la Donga (Djougou, Ouak&#233;), avec pour mission de renforcer les capacit&#233;s des jeunes, des femmes et des communaut&#233;s locales afin de promouvoir la paix, la coh&#233;sion sociale et le d&#233;veloppement durable. N&#233;e des initiatives culturelles organis&#233;es pendant les vacances pour valoriser les traditions et impliquer la jeunesse, l&#8217;organisation &#339;uvre dans des domaines vari&#233;s tels que l&#8217;entrepreneuriat, l&#8217;&#233;ducation, la gouvernance locale, l&#8217;agriculture durable, la culture et la protection de l&#8217;environnement. Ses actions marquantes incluent les campagnes de sensibilisation contre l&#8217;extr&#233;misme violent et le terrorisme &#224; travers le projet PiSSCA (Projet innovant des Soci&#233;t&#233;s Civiles et Coalitions d&#8217;Acteurs), qui a touch&#233; plus de 500 b&#233;n&#233;ficiaires. Structur&#233;e autour d&#8217;un Conseil d&#8217;Administration, d&#8217;une Direction Ex&#233;cutive et de volontaires, Tibena ONG adopte une approche participative et num&#233;rique pour accro&#238;tre son impact, mobiliser les acteurs locaux et p&#233;renniser ses initiatives gr&#226;ce &#224; des partenariats et des coop&#233;ratives, tout en int&#233;grant les principes d&#8217;inclusion, de redevabilit&#233; et de participation communautaire.<br><br>Pour plus d&#8217;informations, veuillez contacter <a href="mailto:fellowship@stakeexperts.com">fellowship@stakeexperts.com </a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Participation des femmes et stabilité dans les contextes fragiles : un engagement stratégique de Stake experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#192; l&#8217;occasion de la Journ&#233;e internationale des droits des femmes, Stake experts a franchi une &#233;tape importante de son d&#233;veloppement en devenant signataire des Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), port&#233;s par ONU Femmes et le Pacte mondial des Nations Unies.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/participation-des-femmes-et-stabilite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/participation-des-femmes-et-stabilite</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:48:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-r-X!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe014f102-f096-4020-9aa9-b797976c47e0_1600x1261.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#192; l&#8217;occasion de la Journ&#233;e internationale des droits des femmes, Stake experts a franchi une &#233;tape importante de son d&#233;veloppement en devenant signataire des Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), port&#233;s par ONU Femmes et le Pacte mondial des Nations Unies.</em></p><div 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Il refl&#232;te notre conviction d&#8217;une r&#233;alit&#233; observ&#233;e sur le terrain : dans les contextes fragiles ou en transition, la stabilit&#233; ne d&#233;pend pas uniquement des dispositifs s&#233;curitaires, mais aussi de la l&#233;gitimit&#233; des institutions et de la confiance que leur accordent l&#8217;ensemble des citoyens. Inclure les femmes dans les processus de prise de d&#233;cision enrichit les institutions gr&#226;ce &#224; la diversit&#233; des perspectives prises en compte et contribue &#224; renforcer la coh&#233;sion sociale et &#224; consolider la confiance l&#224; o&#249; elle est la plus fragile. Le r&#244;le des femmes dans les r&#233;seaux &#233;conomiques locaux et les dynamiques communautaires en fait un levier strat&#233;gique pour b&#226;tir des institutions r&#233;silientes et pertinentes.</p><p>Notre exp&#233;rience sur le terrain illustre parfaitement cet impact concret. Dans le cadre d&#8217;un projet financ&#233; par le M&#233;canisme de stabilit&#233; des &#233;tats c&#244;tiers (MSEC) de l&#8217;Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM), portant sur la coh&#233;sion intercommunautaire des femmes dans le village de Gu&#233;n&#233; au B&#233;nin (d&#233;partement de l&#8217;Alibori), nous avons observ&#233; comment des groupements de femmes issus de plusieurs villages et de diff&#233;rents horizons ethniques ont pu cr&#233;er les changements positifs qu&#8217;elles souhaitaient voir dans leurs propres communaut&#233;s. Ces actions ont renforc&#233; l&#8217;action collective, favoris&#233; la coop&#233;ration entre femmes de diff&#233;rents horizons et permis l&#8217;accumulation de ressources financi&#232;res collectives, d&#233;montrant l&#8217;efficacit&#233; et la durabilit&#233; de leurs initiatives.</p><p>En rejoignant les WEPs, Stake experts s&#8217;engage &#224; continuer de contribuer &#224; la cr&#233;ation de ces changements positifs, &#224; la fois en tant qu&#8217;entreprise et &#224; travers le travail et les recherches que nous menons au sein des communaut&#233;s locales en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest. Nous visons &#224; continuer d&#8217;int&#233;grer syst&#233;matiquement une perspective inclusive dans nos analyses, nos recommandations et nos interventions. Nous consid&#233;rons que l&#8217;inclusion des femmes n&#8217;est pas seulement un imp&#233;ratif moral. Elle constitue plut&#244;t un facteur structurant de stabilit&#233; et de r&#233;silience dans les contextes fragiles.</p><p>D&#233;couvrez notre engagement et consultez notre profil officiel ici : [<a href="https://www.weps.org/company/stake-experts">https://www.weps.org/company/stake-experts</a>]</p><p><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s Participation and Stability in Fragile Contexts: A Strategic Commitment by Stake experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the occasion of International Women&#8217;s Day, Stake experts achieved an important milestone in its development by becoming a signatory of the Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), led by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/womens-participation-and-stability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/womens-participation-and-stability</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iWpo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbe945f-c7bf-45c0-bfa9-81d235be0dd2_1600x1261.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>On the occasion of International Women&#8217;s Day, Stake experts achieved an important milestone in its development by becoming a signatory of the Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), led by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iWpo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbe945f-c7bf-45c0-bfa9-81d235be0dd2_1600x1261.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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It reflects our conviction of a reality observed on the ground: in fragile or transitional contexts, stability does not depend solely on security measures, but also on the legitimacy of and trust in institutions among all citizens. Including women in decision-making processes enriches institutions with a diversity of perspectives and contributes to strengthening social cohesion and consolidating trust where it is most fragile. Women&#8217;s role in local economic networks and community dynamics makes them a strategic lever for building resilient and relevant institutions.</p><p>Our experience in the field perfectly illustrates this tangible impact. As part of an International Organization for Migration&#8217;s (IOM) Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM)-funded project on women interncommunity cohesion in Benin&#8217;s Gu&#233;n&#233; village (Alibori department), we witnessed how women&#8217;s groups across several villages and ethnic backgrounds were able to create the positive changes they longed for in their own communities. These actions strengthened collective action, fostered cooperation between women of different backgrounds, and enabled the accumulation of collective financial resources, demonstrating the effectiveness and sustainability of their initiatives.</p><p>By joining the WEPs, Stake experts commits to continue to contribute to creating these positive changes, both as a company and in the work and research that we do in West Africa&#8217;s local communities. We aim to continue to systematically integrate a gender perspective into our analyses, recommendations, and interventions. We consider that the inclusion of women is not only a moral imperative. It is, rather, a structuring factor for stability and resilience in fragile contexts.</p><p>Discover our commitment and view our official profile here: [<a href="https://www.weps.org/company/stake-experts">https://www.weps.org/company/stake-experts</a>] </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affissou Alao ABDOUL-KARIM: Champion of Social Cohesion through Sport and Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/affissou-alao-abdoul-karim-champion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/affissou-alao-abdoul-karim-champion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JtvV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff52092b3-7b0a-4051-abd7-1791b8371c88_832x1014.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval. Over three months, participants receive intensive guidance to strengthen their institutions&#8217; resilience and competitiveness through practical programme development tools. In this feature, we spotlight one of the four members of the second cohort: Affissou Alao Abdoul-Karim</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JtvV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff52092b3-7b0a-4051-abd7-1791b8371c88_832x1014.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JtvV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff52092b3-7b0a-4051-abd7-1791b8371c88_832x1014.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JtvV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff52092b3-7b0a-4051-abd7-1791b8371c88_832x1014.jpeg 848w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Affissou Alao ABDOUL-KARIM, member of Cohort 2 of the Stake experts Professional Exchange Program.</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-experts-introduces-the-cso&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn more about the cohort&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/stake-experts-introduces-the-cso"><span>Learn more about the cohort</span></a></p><p>Affissou Alao ABDOUL-KARIM is a committed advocate for social cohesion and community development,  harnessing the transformative power of sport and education.  Holding a professional degree in English didactics, he integrates  pedagogy, civic engagement, and humanitarian action to empower young people and foster inclusive communities.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As a football coach and active member of the Beninese Red Cross (Malanville local committee), Abdoul-Karim dedicates his  efforts to northern Benin&#8217;s most vulnerable areas, promoting peace, inclusion, and solidarity.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">His work reflects  three core passions: sport, education, and social action. He views football not only as a game but also as a  platform for discipline, mentorship , and the transmission of values such as respect, tolerance, and teamwork. His academic training further reinforced his conviction that education is a cornerstone of human development and conflict prevention.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A defining milestone  in his journey was his participation in the Global Youth Dialogue, where he engaged with peers from conflict-affected regions. Inspired by their resilience and determination, he strengthened his belief that youth can be a powerful agent of peace and social transformation, even in fragile contexts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Abdoul-Karim&#8217;s contributions  are multifaceted, combining sport, humanitarian action, and civic engagement to strengthen community resilience. As a football coach, he invests  deeply in training young players , emphasizing human values alongside athletic performance. He also leads humanitarian initiatives with the Red Cross, including awareness campaigns, solidarity actions, and community assistance. Beyond this, he actively participates in projects that foster dialogue, coexistence, and social cohesion among youth, while representing his community in national consultation frameworks.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Guided by values of dignity, solidarity, integrity, responsibility, and commitment, Abdoul-Karim champions dialogue, inclusion, and non-violence as foundations of lasting peace. He acts with humility and perseverance, convinced that change begins with leading by example.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">His vision is to nurture a responsible, engaged generation of youth who serve as agents of peace. He leverages sport, education, and community dialogue as strategic tools for social transformation, with long-term ambitions to design and coordinate structured initiatives for conflict prevention, social cohesion, and youth empowerment at local and regional levels. Currently, he is developing impactful sports programs, peace awareness initiatives, and strengthening his leadership skills. His participation in the CSO &#8211; Cohort 2 program of STAKE EXPERTS represents a strategic opportunity for learning, networking, and professional growth to better serve his community.<br><br><strong>AJECOP: Youth for Peace and Inclusion in Northern Benin</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Founded in July 2024 in Malanville by a collective of committed young people, the Association of Youth for Peaceful Coexistence (AJECOP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting peace, tolerance, and social cohesion in a context marked by tension. With youth at the center of its mission, AJECOP harnesses education and sport as levers of transformation, creating safe spaces for vulnerable children and young people to learn, dialogue, and express themselves.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Its initiatives include academic support for struggling students, solidarity actions for vulnerable families, intercommunity dialogue platforms that foster mutual understanding, and an inclusive football tournament bringing together boys and girls to promote</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Gender equality and reduce discrimination. AJECOP adopts a participatory and innovative approach, integrating digital tools for awareness and mobilization, while relying on a dynamic executive board, dedicated volunteers, and local partnerships to sustain its work.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Despite challenges such as limited resources and sociocultural barriers, AJECOP aspires to become a structured and credible actor of social cohesion in northern Benin. Through the CSO Fellowship program, the association aims to strengthen its governance, expand the impact of its interventions, and enhance its visibility at local and regional levels.<br><br>For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:fellowship@stakeexperts.com">fellowship@stakeexperts.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abdoul-Karim, bâtisseur de la cohésion sociale par le sport et l’éducation]]></title><description><![CDATA[En Octobre 2025, Stake experts a lanc&#233; la deuxi&#232;me cohorte de son Programme d&#8217;&#233;change professionnel pour l&#8217;Att&#233;nuation des Conflits par les OSC, une initiative con&#231;ue pour accompagner les leaders d&#8217;organisations ouest-africaines dans un contexte de bouleversements profonds.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/abdoul-karim-batisseur-de-la-cohesion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/abdoul-karim-batisseur-de-la-cohesion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:12:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!07ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd29855f3-d28c-4069-8d35-4c27d1fed0be_832x1014.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>En Octobre 2025, Stake experts a lanc&#233; la deuxi&#232;me cohorte de son Programme d&#8217;&#233;change professionnel pour l&#8217;Att&#233;nuation des Conflits par les OSC, une initiative con&#231;ue pour accompagner les leaders d&#8217;organisations ouest-africaines dans un contexte de bouleversements profonds. Pendant trois mois, les participants b&#233;n&#233;ficient d&#8217;un appui intensif pour renforcer la comp&#233;titivit&#233; et la r&#233;silience de leurs structures &#224; travers des outils concrets de d&#233;veloppement de programmes. Nous mettons ici en lumi&#232;re l&#8217;un des quatre membres de cette deuxi&#232;me cohorte: Affissou Alao ABDOUL-KARIM</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!07ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd29855f3-d28c-4069-8d35-4c27d1fed0be_832x1014.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!07ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd29855f3-d28c-4069-8d35-4c27d1fed0be_832x1014.jpeg 424w, 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un acteur engag&#233; en faveur de la coh&#233;sion sociale et du d&#233;veloppement communautaire par le sport et l&#8217;&#233;ducation. Titulaire d&#8217;une licence professionnelle en didactique anglaise, il allie p&#233;dagogie, engagement citoyen et action humanitaire au service de la jeunesse. Encadrant de football et membre actif de la Croix-Rouge b&#233;ninoise (comit&#233; local de Malanville), il &#339;uvre particuli&#232;rement dans les zones sensibles du nord du B&#233;nin, o&#249; il s&#8217;emploie &#224; promouvoir la paix, l&#8217;inclusion et la solidarit&#233;.</p><p>Son engagement est n&#233; &#224; la crois&#233;e de trois passions : le sport, l&#8217;&#233;ducation et l&#8217;action sociale. Il consid&#232;re le football comme un puissant levier d&#8217;encadrement, de discipline et de transmission de valeurs telles que le respect, la tol&#233;rance et l&#8217;esprit d&#8217;&#233;quipe. Sa formation en didactique anglaise a renforc&#233; sa conviction que l&#8217;&#233;ducation constitue un pilier fondamental du d&#233;veloppement humain et de la pr&#233;vention des conflits.</p><p>Le v&#233;ritable tournant de son engagement citoyen fut sa participation au Dialogue mondial de la jeunesse. Cette exp&#233;rience d&#233;terminante lui a permis d&#8217;&#233;changer avec des jeunes issus de pays confront&#233;s &#224; des conflits majeurs. Marqu&#233; par leur r&#233;silience et leur d&#233;termination, il a consolid&#233; sa conviction que la jeunesse peut &#234;tre une motrice essentielle de paix et de transformation sociale, m&#234;me dans des contextes fragiles.</p><p>Ses principales contributions se manifestent &#224; travers plusieurs engagements compl&#233;mentaires. Il consacre une part importante de son &#233;nergie &#224; l&#8217;encadrement et &#224; la formation de jeunes footballeurs, en mettant autant l&#8217;accent sur les valeurs humaines que sur la performance sportive. Parall&#232;lement, il s&#8217;investit dans des actions humanitaires au sein de la Croix-Rouge b&#233;ninoise, notamment par des initiatives de sensibilisation, de solidarit&#233; et d&#8217;assistance communautaire. Son implication se traduit &#233;galement par une participation active &#224; des projets de promotion du vivre-ensemble, du dialogue et de la coh&#233;sion sociale aupr&#232;s des jeunes. Enfin, il joue un r&#244;le essentiel au sein de cadres nationaux de concertation, o&#249; il porte la voix de sa communaut&#233; et contribue &#224; la r&#233;flexion collective.</p><p>Guid&#233; par des valeurs fortes &#8212; dignit&#233; humaine, solidarit&#233;, int&#233;grit&#233;, responsabilit&#233; sociale et engagement &#8212; Abdou Karim croit profond&#233;ment au dialogue, &#224; l&#8217;inclusion et &#224; la non-violence comme fondements d&#8217;une paix durable. Il agit avec coh&#233;rence, humilit&#233; et pers&#233;v&#233;rance, convaincu que le changement commence par l&#8217;exemplarit&#233;.</p><p>Sa vision est de contribuer &#224; l&#8217;&#233;mergence d&#8217;une jeunesse responsable, engag&#233;e et actrice de paix, en utilisant le sport, l&#8217;&#233;ducation et le dialogue communautaire comme leviers strat&#233;giques de transformation sociale. &#192; long terme, il ambitionne de concevoir et coordonner des initiatives structur&#233;es de pr&#233;vention des conflits, de coh&#233;sion sociale et d&#8217;autonomisation des jeunes aux niveaux local et r&#233;gional.</p><p>Actuellement, il d&#233;veloppe des actions d&#8217;encadrement sportif &#224; fort impact &#233;ducatif, des initiatives de sensibilisation &#224; la paix et au vivre-ensemble, tout en renfor&#231;ant ses comp&#233;tences en leadership communautaire et en engagement citoyen. Sa participation au programme CSO &#8211; Cohorte 2 de STAKE EXPERTS, s&#8217;inscrit pleinement dans cette dynamique, repr&#233;sentant pour lui une opportunit&#233; strat&#233;gique d&#8217;apprentissage, de r&#233;seautage et de professionnalisation afin de mieux servir sa communaut&#233;.</p><p><strong>AJECOP : Jeunesse engag&#233;e pour la paix et l&#8217;inclusion au nord du B&#233;nin</strong></p><p>Fond&#233;e en juillet 2024 &#224; Malanville par un collectif de jeunes engag&#233;s, l&#8217;Association des Jeunes pour une Cohabitation Pacifique (AJECOP) est une organisation communautaire &#224; but non lucratif d&#233;di&#233;e &#224; la promotion de la paix, de la tol&#233;rance et du vivre-ensemble dans un contexte marqu&#233; par des tensions sociales. Pla&#231;ant la jeunesse au c&#339;ur de son action, elle mobilise l&#8217;&#233;ducation et le sport comme leviers de transformation sociale, en renfor&#231;ant la coh&#233;sion et l&#8217;inclusion des enfants et jeunes vuln&#233;rables &#224; travers des espaces s&#251;rs d&#8217;apprentissage, de dialogue et d&#8217;expression. Ses r&#233;alisations incluent des soutiens scolaires pour les enfants en difficult&#233;, des actions de solidarit&#233; envers les familles vuln&#233;rables, des cadres de dialogue intercommunautaire favorisant la compr&#233;hension mutuelle, ainsi qu&#8217;une comp&#233;tition de football inclusive r&#233;unissant filles et gar&#231;ons pour promouvoir l&#8217;&#233;galit&#233; de genre et r&#233;duire les discriminations. AJECOP adopte une approche participative et innovante, int&#233;grant des outils num&#233;riques pour sensibiliser et mobiliser, et s&#8217;appuie sur un bureau ex&#233;cutif dynamique, des b&#233;n&#233;voles engag&#233;s et des partenariats locaux pour assurer la p&#233;rennit&#233; de ses actions. Malgr&#233; les d&#233;fis li&#233;s aux ressources limit&#233;es et aux barri&#232;res socioculturelles, l&#8217;association nourrit l&#8217;ambition de devenir un acteur structur&#233; et cr&#233;dible de la coh&#233;sion sociale au nord du B&#233;nin, et, &#224; l&#8217;issue du programme CSO Fellowship, vise &#224; consolider sa gouvernance, &#233;largir l&#8217;impact de ses interventions et renforcer sa visibilit&#233; aux niveaux local et r&#233;gional.<br><br>Pour plus d&#8217;informations, veuillez contacter <a href="mailto:fellowship@stakeexperts.com">fellowship@stakeexperts.com </a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florent ABALOROU: Young Leader Committed to Peace and Community Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval.]]></description><link>https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/florent-abalorou-young-leader-committed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.stakeexperts.com/p/florent-abalorou-young-leader-committed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stake experts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:36:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2mTc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8cdc8dc4-258d-4735-aeb1-5346aae48179_969x992.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In October 2025, Stake experts launched the second cohort of its Professional Exchange Program for Conflict Mitigation by CSOs, an initiative designed to support leaders of West African organizations navigating a period of profound upheaval. Over three months, participants receive intensive guidance to strengthen their institutions&#8217; resilience and competitiveness through practical programme development tools. In this feature, we spotlight one of the four members of the second cohort: Florent ABALOROU.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2mTc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8cdc8dc4-258d-4735-aeb1-5346aae48179_969x992.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2mTc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8cdc8dc4-258d-4735-aeb1-5346aae48179_969x992.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2mTc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8cdc8dc4-258d-4735-aeb1-5346aae48179_969x992.jpeg 848w, 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development. He holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Modern Literature. As co-founder of the GBAMBA association and Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Officer since 2022, he has coordinated community resilience projects funded by USAID-OTI, notably focusing on training and equipping young people for cashew nut processing in Copargo.</p><p>His journey  has been deeply shaped by field experiences, particularly within the NGO <em>Havre de Paix</em>, where he contributed to projects on conflict prevention, combating gender-based violence, addressing early and forced marriage, and promoting children&#8217;s rights, with support from partners such as UNICEF, Canada, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He began as a mentor for adolescents before becoming a school facilitator.</p><p>Driven by his commitment, Florent was elected Youth Mayor of Copargo and represents young people at the Communal Observatory for Education (OCE-Copargo). He is also a member of the <em>Jeunes Amour et Vie</em> club, where he continues his work in youth empowerment.</p><p>He is currently developing a multidimensional approach to community development, built around several pillars: promoting peace and social cohesion through sports tournaments, creating a school of governance and public administration to train future leaders, recognizing young entrepreneurs through excellence awards, establishing platforms for peaceful dialogue in conflict management, and raising youth awareness against violent extremism through citizen marathons.</p><p>Florent aspires to become an influential actor in sustainable development, with the ambition of actively involving young people in concrete actions to fight underemployment and strengthen civic participation. He envisions a development model where every young person is a pillar of stability and progress for their community.</p><p>His participation in the second cohort of the <em>STAKE EXPERTS</em> professional exchange program is part of his ongoing effort to strengthen his capacities to effectively address issues related to community conflicts.</p><p><strong>GBAMBA, an Organization Committed to Social Cohesion and Prosperity</strong></p><p>Founded in February 2022 in Copargo, Donga, Benin, the GBAMBA Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to peace, social cohesion, and sustainable development. Its mission is to strengthen community resilience, particularly among young people and women, through  initiatives in education, conflict prevention, combating gender-based violence, and promoting sustainable agriculture.</p><p>Among its achievements are training young people in cashew nut processing and women in shea butter production, with the establishment of local processing units. GBAMBA prioritizes participatory and digital approaches to mobilize communities and enhance cooperation, relying on a structure composed of an executive office, a board of directors, and volunteers to pursue its vision of an environment of peaceful and prosperous communities. Following the CSO Fellowship, GBAMBA plans to reinforce its conflict prevention and community resilience initiatives in the commune of Copargo, develop new projects, and strengthen its partnerships with civil society organizations and local authorities.<br><br>For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:fellowship@stakeexperts.com">fellowship@stakeexperts.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>