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.

Benin: The responsibilities of local elected officials under the microscope

KAS carried out its "Face the People" activity

From 23 to 25 April 2024, and again on 27 April 2024, the Regional Programme for Political Dialogue in West Africa (PDWA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) trained elected officials from Benin and opened a discussion forum for constituents, in front of their representatives, in the commune of Calavi.

What do the different faiths say about migration?

Men of faith have deliberated on the subject in the sub-region.

"Religion and Migration" was the theme of the 7th edition of the Interreligious Dialogue, organized by the Regional Program for Political Dialogue in West Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Israeli Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, and the Political Research Center of Abidjan.

Côte d'Ivoire's decentralization policy meets development challenges

KAS PDWA scholarship holders and Grand-Bassam town council

On Saturday June 29, 2024, our scholarship holders from Côte d'Ivoire visited the municipality of Grand-Bassam, 30 km from Abidjan, to gain a better understanding of the nexus of participatory governance and decentralization as an impetus for local development. Based on the case of the town of Grand-Bassam, located in what is known as Greater Abidjan, they examined the involvement of young people in local community development through these mechanisms.

The city of Kara hosted its 2nd interfaith forum

From Thursday July 11 to Friday July 12, 2024, the second edition of the Interreligious Youth Forum took place in Kara, Togo. The forum brought together over 70 young people from all regions of the country.

KAS builds capacity for elected officials in Lambanyi and Sonfonia

From August 12 to 14, 2024, KAS trained elected officials and agents of the town halls of the new municipalities of Lambanyi and Sonfonia, located in the city of Conakry in Guinea. About fifty participants took part in this activity, called "Facing the people", a partnership between KAS PDWA and IPED Guinea.

KAS PDWA received in audience by the President of Liberia

The highlight of a fruitful stay in the neighbouring country

From July 27 to August 1, 2024, a delegation from the Regional Political Dialogue Program in West Africa (PDWA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) stayed in Liberia, particularly in the capital Monrovia, to consolidate partnerships in the country, culminating in an audience with the President of the Republic.