Cote d’Ivoire
 | Note D’Analyse – Conflit et espace en ligne au Sahel – Juillet 2022La multiplication des nouveaux utilisateurs des réseaux sociaux à travers le Sahel contribue à l’exacerbation des dynamiques conflictuelles existantes. Les Sahéliens abordent un espace numérique complexe. La capacité des individus et des communautés à s’adapter aux dynamiques de conflit en ligne et hors ligne définira l’avenir des conflits dans la région. En octobre 2021, Search for Common Ground a réuni des universitaires et des spécialistes d’Afrique de l’Ouest à Bamako, au Mali, pour analyser les tendances des conflits et les opportunités possibles pour mener des activités de consolidation de la paix avec les espaces numériques dans la région du Sahel central (Mali, Burkina Faso et Niger). |
| Issue Brief – Conflict and the Online Space in the Sahel – July 2022This brief came out of our ongoing work under the project “Amplifying the Expertise of African Peacebuilding Practitioners and Scholars” and is made possible by generous support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. With the growth of new social media users across the Sahel, existing conflict dynamics are increasingly manifesting. Sahelians are entering a complex digital space. The ability of individuals and communities to adapt to online/offline conflict dynamics will define the future of conflict in the region. Search for Common Ground convened West African academics and practitioners in Bamako, Mali in October 2021, to analyze conflict trends and opportunities for peacebuilding in digital spaces in the central Sahel region (Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger). |
 | Mom Survives Terrorist Attack With Baby, Vows to Keep Fighting Violent ExtremismOur colleague Charline Burton who survived a terrorist attack in Côte d’Ivoire tells her story to TinySpark. |
 | Witness Recalls Ivory Coast Attack: ‘Shooting, Then Boom, Boom, Boom’The New York Times tells the story of our colleague and friend who survived last Sunday’s terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire. |
 | Final evaluation – Dec 2015 – From Knowledge to Action: Supporting Women as Credible Leaders in Ivorian ReconciliationAs part of the national reconciliation process in Cote d’Ivoire, SFCG conducted the project “From Knowledge to Action: Supporting Women as Credible Leaders in Ivorian Reconciliation” in 2013-2015, funded by the US State Department. The overall goal was to strengthen women’s participation in the reconciliation process and to guide them to be peace and conflict prevention actors at the community level. The project was conducted in partnership with 14 women’s associations from 7 localities of Cote d’Ivoire. An external evaluation was carried out and it found the project effective including key findings such as increased involvement of women leaders and associations in local decision-making process. Women leaders’ voices were found to more often be taken into account by local authorities and the project significantly contributed to enhance the image of women leaders in the decision-making process within their communities. However, the evaluation also confirmed that project has sustainability issues in the medium/ long term due to e.g. absence of formal frameworks for cooperation and consultation between women’s groups and local authorities as well as financial vulnerability of women’s associations. Further, though 100% of women´s associations increased their level of formalization and functioning, 90% of the members interviewed stated that they were in need of additional training on similar topics. |
 | Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of ExcellencyThe Goverment of Côte d’Ivoire officially recognized our work to promote social cohesion in the country. |
 | Welcome to the Club! (that turned girls into sheroes)It started at a girls’ high-school. Now nonviolent change could spread to the whole region. |