Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public Trust in West Africa: Banjul Hosts the Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum

Governance Forum Opens New Chapter For Sahel

The inaugural Sahel Governance Forum opened this week in Banjul, The Gambia, bringing together a host of influential African leaders and stakeholders under the banner “Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public Trust in the Region.”  The gathering, held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, has drawn major regional and continental attention, with more than 200 political figures, policy experts, and civil society leaders att…

Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public Trust in West Africa: Banjul Hosts the Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum

Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public Trust in West Africa: Banjul Hosts the Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum

The Future of Governance in the Sahel – West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

This Future of Governance in the Sahel: (Re)building Social Cohesion and Public Trust report is groundbreaking, timely and strikes a chord with many of us who call the Sahel home. I am deeply honored to offer personal reflections as a preface to this report. I do so as a citizen of the region, as well as one who had the privilege to serve my country Nigeria as its President and, since leaving office, as one who continues to play an active role i…

Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public Trust In West Africa: Banjul Hosts the Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The inaugural Sahel Governance Forum (FGS) opened on Wednesday 30 July 2025 in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, on the theme ‘Rebuilding social cohesion and public trust in the region,’ in the presence of Gambian President H.E. Adama Barrow, H.E. Goodluck E. Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, H.E. Dioncounda Traoré, former interim President of Mali, and the President of the E…

Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum Opens in Gambia

The first-ever Sahel Governance Forum opened today Wednesday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in The Gambia, bringing together over 200 high-level delegates, including current and former African leaders, civil society representatives, and development partners. Hosted by the Government of The Gambia in collaboration with the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Uni…

Former President Jonathan Joins Global Leaders in Banjul for Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum

By: Daure David The capital city of The Gambia came alive this evening as distinguished political leaders, policymakers, civil society representatives, and development partners from across Africa and beyond converged for the opening of the Inaugural Sahel Governance Forum, scheduled to hold from July 30 to 31, 2025. The landmark event, themed “The Future […] The post Former President Jonathan Joins Global Leaders in Banjul for Inaugural Sahel Go…