West Africa: Wanep Holds 18th General Meeting in Accra

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) yesterday convened its 18th General Assembly, bringing together stakeholders to talk about about the map in which forward for multilateralism and regionalism in West Africa.

The 2-day meeting, themed: ‘Shaping the Method forward for Multilateralism and Regionalism in West Africa,’ targets to explore challenges and opportunities for civil society organisations (CSOs) in promoting peace, safety, and sustainable pattern in the spot.

Speaking on the opening of the meeting in Accra, the Govt Director of WANEP, Mrs Levinia Addae-Mensah, emphasised the significance of the worthwhile behavior of elections in Ghana and Senegal in 2024, stating that these events own strengthened democracy in West Africa.

“The success story of Ghana and Senegal election, 2024, gives us a new sense of hope for the region,” she talked about.

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Mrs Addae-Mensah highlighted the complexities facing West Africa, including expanding insecurities, growing terrorism, democratic backsliding, regional fragmentation, and violent extremism.

She illustrious that these challenges own led to increased humanitarian effects, affecting energy entry, schooling, and other serious areas.

She highlighted the significance of adapting to the at present evolving panorama, and lasting solutions to the challenges, citing successes in promoting serene democratic transitions in international locations cherish Ghana and Senegal.

Despite these challenges, Mrs Addae-Mensah indicated that WANEP has performed a serious feature in promoting serene democratic transitions in international locations cherish Ghana and Senegal.

The Govt Director illustrious that the map in which forward for CSOs in West Africa and Africa at broad modified into at a serious juncture, because the spot navigated fundamental shifts in multilateralism and regionalism.

A Research Fellow, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana, Dr Philip Attuquayefio, talked about that the evolving panorama of multilateralism and regionalism in West Africa, marked by declining influence of Western-led international institutions, rising authoritarianism, and deepening economic integration.

Additionally, he illustrious the map in which forward for CSOs in West Africa amidst key shifts in multilateralism and regionalism could be defined by their adaptability, innovation, and strategic engagement.

“So CSOs must be bold, innovative, and strategic in their approach to navigating the complex and evolving landscape, by doing so, they can ensure that the region remains on a path towards peace, security, and prosperity for all,” he highlighted.

The Govt Secretary of the National Peace Council, Dr George Amoh, emphasised the pressing own to safeguard democratic gains in West Africa, which had been being eroded by conflicts