Organisation for Economic Co-operat and Development

Published purpose

The initiative contributes to the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), which aims to promote regional policies to improve the socio-economic situation of people in the Sahel and West Africa. SWAC activities include: 1) Organization of exchange forums and conferences between regional actors from the Sahel and West Africa and OECD member countries on thematic and regional issues; 2) Production of independent analyses based on the expertise of a large network of researchers and partners on the Sahel and West Africa; 3) Development of strategies, guides and tools for better regional governance. The beneficiaries of the project are not only political decision-makers in the region's countries, but also donors, who benefit from the detailed studies and analyses to guide their interventions.