Events

Report on the civic education training workshop for young people in Benin

Youth civic education training in Benin held from July 14 to 16, 2025, at the Azalaï Hotel in Cotonou, Benin

30 Beninese participants from different parts of the country. This meeting was part of a program to strengthen civic capacities.

Regional Economic Forum 2025

From July 2 to 3, 2025, the Forum Économique Côte d’Ivoire 2025 took place at the Novotel Marcory in Abidjan.

Around 50 participants from Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, and Togo came together at the invitation of the KAS Regional Programme Political Dialogue West Africa.

Civic and political education for women in Côte d'Ivoire / WYDE Political Parties

45 women leaders trained in political leadership in Abidjan and Bouaké as part of the WYDE project - Women and Youth in Democracy

As part of the WYDE - Women and Youth in Democracy project, funded by the European Union and coordinated by the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), two sessions of the Civic and Political Education Program were organized in Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen the leadership skills of women involved in political life. The training sessions were held from May 6 to 8 in Abidjan, then from May 21 to 23 in Bouaké.

Cérémonie de clôture et remise des certificats des formations jeunes et femmes du Projet WYDE

WYDE Political Parties

Clap de fin pour les remises de certificats WYDE Political Parties. Ces dernières semaines, la Fondation Konrad Adenauer (KAS), avec le soutien de l’Union européenne (UE) et en coordination avec l’ENoP, a célébré la réussite de plusieurs dizaines de jeunes et de femmes engagés dans la vie politique en Côte d’Ivoire. Nous avons été à Man le 26 juillet, Bouaké le 28 juillet et Abidjan le 02 septembre pour la remise des certificats et la clôture du programme de formation. Ces cérémonies marquent la fin d’un parcours de formation dédié à renforcer la participation des jeunes et des femmes dans les partis politiques, à travers des ateliers pratiques sur la gouvernance démocratique, le dialogue multipartite, la communication et le plaidoyer, ainsi que la transparence et la responsabilité politique. Ces moments forts témoignent d’un engagement collectif pour une démocratie plus inclusive et participative en Côte d’Ivoire. Un grand merci à tous nos partenaires, aux autorités locales et surtout aux participants, véritables acteurs du changement.

Les institutions de la république et les autorités administratives indépendantes de la Côte d’Ivoire

En coopération avec le Regroupement des Acteurs Ivoiriens des Droits Humains (RAIDH) et le Ministère auprès du Président de la République, Chargé des Relations avec les Institutions de la République, la Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) a publié la deuxième édition du manuel sur les Institutions de la Républiques et les Autorités Administratives Indépendantes (AAI).

Francophone Journalism in West Africa

KAS Media Africa presents important journalists

The better democracy

Principles for a representative system

A publication on fundamental democratic principles

Vendors and consumers facing COVID-19 in Abidjan - attitudes, reactions and perspectives

The Regional Programme Political Dialogue West Africa (PDWA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) asked LOOKA, a market research service for Africa, to conduct the survey "Vendors and Consumers Facing COVID-19 in Abidjan - Attitudes, Reactions and Perspectives".

Citizen views of the new normal in West Africa

COVID-19 Strategic Orientations based on case studies in Guinea, Benin and Togo

This quantitative research is based on a sample of 1500 residents of Benin, Togo and Guinea, who expressed their reactions, fears and needs in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. This report is published as a contribution to the combined efforts of governments and civil society in Benin, Togo and Guinea in the fight against COVID-19. We hope that the data presented and the analysis will be used to guide existing initiatives and encourage new ones, as well as to foster public-private partnerships to respond to the spread of the coronavirus in Benin, Togo, Guinea and beyond.

Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on digital cooperation and citizens' trust in the media

From the 6th to the 17th July 2020, a multi-stakeholder dialogue was held via an online conference on the following theme: “Considering the increasing digital interdependence, what needs to be done to improve digital cooperation and strengthen citizens' confidence in the media?”

The online conference was organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with the National Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire (UNJCI) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and was divided into two parts.