The ninth paper in our EPAS series, authored by @tonihaastrup.bsky.social, discusses how approaches to peace have often been sidelined amid persistent insecurity in West Africa.

Explore the brief here: afripoli.org/towards-femi...

GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS

#ECOWAS@50 #Feminist

Our second paper by Olivia Rumble explores how measures like the EU’s CBAM are reshaping Africa’s trade landscape, influencing access to finance, green industrialisation, and technology transfer.

Read the analysis through the link in Bio : afripoli.org/pragmatic-pa...

#COP30

The eighth paper by Olawale YEMISI examines how ECOWAS’s Free Movement Protocol has enabled progress through harmonised travel documents and boosted intra-regional mobility, trade, and remittance flows

Explore more : afripoli.org/models-innov...

#Ecowas #50thAnniversary

This publication in our EPAS series by Hussaini Zandam explores the critical gaps in disability inclusion within ECOWAS’s peace, security, and development frameworks.

Read more of the brief here: afripoli.org/disability-i...

#Ecowas #50thAnniversary #Geopolitics #disabilityInclusion #Peace

The paper by Hermine Sam in our EPAS series calls ECOWAS to rethink its approach to engaging with external partners. To regain credibility among West African citizens, the organisation must align economic structural transformation with economic sovereignty.

Find more: afripoli.org/a-juggling-a...

How can Nigeria’s agriculture thrive while fighting climate change?

In his paper, Donald Ikenna Ofoegbu explores how policy, finance, and innovation can make agriculture more climate-resilient.

Discover more here: afripoli.org/mainstreamin...

#ClimateAction #FoodSecurity #Nigeria #Agriculture

New EPAS Commentary

The first piece in APRI’s ECOWAS Policy Analysis Series (EPAS), examines how shifting global dynamics and external geopolitical forces are reshaping ECOWAS’s regional integration agenda.

Read full brief here : afripoli.org/fragmentatio...

#Ecowas #50thAnniversary

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) celebrates its golden jubilee this year, African voices take centre stage in shaping the discourse on the regional body's legacy and future.

Read the full introduction to the series here: afripoli.org/introduction...

#Ecowas

Join us - Operationalizing Nigeria’s Climate-Economy Nexus | Webinar

🗓 Tuesday, October 28
🕛 12:00 – 1:30 PM (WAT)
📍 Virtual

This webinar will explore operationalizing Nigeria’s climate–economy nexus.

Register here: forms.gle/GVinxbfVtEsS...
#NigeriaClimate #NDC3

@humboldt-foundation.de

This policy brief, co-authored by Dr. Serwah Prempeh, Chibuikem Agbaegbu, Olumide Damilola Onitekun, Abel Gaiya and Victor Fagorite, examines how African countries can increase youth inclusion in the continent’s growing green technology sectors.

Read full paper: afripoli.org/youth-inclus...

APRI is proud to release a brief in our Climate Action series “Developing Nigeria’s Critical Minerals Industry to Support the Global Energy Transition” by Dr. Tobi Oluwatola.

Read the full brief: https://afripoli.org/developing-nigerias-critical-minerals-industry-to-support-global-energy-transition

Our latest webinar explored how major powers shape Africa’s renewable energy & green manufacturing future, and launched APRI’s new mapping tool

📺 Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZbjwT3-f8 
🌐 Explore the mapping: https://afripoli.org/projects/pie-mapping/ 

#ClimateFinance

Turkey’s strategic push into Africa’s mining sector isn’t just about resource access—it’s a multi-layered geopolitical play with implications for EU policy, African agency, and global value chains.

My @apriorg.bsky.social analysis
Read more 👇

afripoli.org/turkeys-stra...

Our short analysis by @Ebipere K. Clark explores how China’s ElectroYuan could reshape global finance by leveraging green technology leadership to offer emerging economies an alternative to the petrodollar system.

Read “The PetroDollar vs. the ElectroYuan” here: afripoli.org/climate-fina...

Live from Abuja!

Kicking off the Global South Peer Learning Workshop on Country Platforms for Climate Action and Just Energy Transition.

Hosted by APRI. Partners are:
The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning
NCCCS
NESG
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation

Stay tuned for key highlights.

New Publication

In our latest short analysis, Dr. Dennis Matanda unpacks the African Union’s historic inclusion in the G20 and what it means for Africa’s global influence.

Read "Turning a Symbolic Gesture into a Transformative Global Agenda for Africa" here: afripoli.org/symbolism-to...

New Blog Alert

What does a truly #JustTransition look like?

@SwethaCovaiselvan explores the critical intersections of #gender equality, economic inequality, climate change and #wellbeing.

Read more: afripoli.org/gender-wealt...

#ClimatePolicy #EconomicEmpowerment #Wellbeing

Nigeria Climate Pre-Event Messaging

Upcoming Event: Global South Peer Learning Workshop on Country Platforms for Climate Action & Just Energy Transition

As Nigeria moves towards its net-zero 2060 goal, collaboration and knowledge-sharing are key to driving impactful climate and energy policies.