SWAC OECD

@OECD Sahel and West Africa Club is an international platform for policy dialogue and analysis devoted to regional issues in West Africa.

[AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK @africinno]

Drawing on the findings and new projection methods from the Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2025 report, this article offers fresh insights into key #urbanisation trends across the continent.
https://t.co/F09Uq5BZ5B

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Les femmes sont au cœur du commerce alimentaire régional en Afrique de l’Ouest.

À l’occasion de la #JourneeDesDroitsDesFemmes, découvrez les histoires de ces femmes qui contribuent à nourrir des millions de personnes.

📷 https://t.co/evwQ6nV41o

#IWD2026 #OECDgender @OCDE_fr

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Women are at the heart of West Africa’s regional food trade, connecting farmers, markets and consumers across borders.

This #InternationalWomensDay, explore the stories behind a trade network that helps feed millions.

📷 https://t.co/i6FJrZxPAY

#IWD2026 #OECDgender @OECD

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

By conventional measures, Burundi is one of the most rural countries on the planet. But the countryside is thickening, in ways that break established definitions https://t.co/DbE8596oTK

[UNISS @unis_sahel]

With @OECD Secretary-General, @MathiasCormann, the meeting celebrated the 10th anniversary of the seminal joint @UNDP—@OECD initiative: Tax Inspectors without Borders #TIWB—an initiative launched in 2015, that has significantly accompanied many countries expand their fiscal space

[UNISS @unis_sahel]

🗨️Joining forces between the United Nations and @OECD will create a virtuous circle for the Sahel region in terms of narrative change, much like it did with the Tax Inspectors without Borders initiative💬@MarDieye

During his meeting today, with @OECD's SG
@MathiasCormann

[UNISS @unis_sahel]

On the margins of the high-level event “Unlocking the Sahel & West Africa potential” @UN Special Coord. for Devt in the Sahel, USG @MarDieye met with @OECD's SG @MathiasCormann to discuss synergies b/n the UN & OECD, in particular with @SWAC_OECD & the @OECDdev Development Center

[OECD Development @OECDdev]

🔗 Register to attend in person: https://t.co/DSQRfY5h8M

🔗 Join the Forum online: https://t.co/vgCcnrdgnA

[OECD Development @OECDdev]

Join us for the 24th International Economic Forum on Africa to examine how infrastructure investment can unlock opportunities for growth, job creation and sustainable development across the continent.

📅 27 Nov 2025
📍 OECD Paris
🔗Attend in person or online⤵️

#AfricaForum2025

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🌧️Extreme rainfall is intensifying in West Africa. From 2019–23, several coastal areas saw 60+ heavy-rain days per monsoon period. Clusters of intense rain days push infrastructure past design limits and raise flood risks.

📈More data here: https://t.co/rqdUbvc0lO

#OECDatCOP30

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🌆Comment les villes africaines peuvent-elles prospérer face aux inondations, à la chaleur et aux pluies extrêmes ?

Rejoignez-nous et @OECD_ENV au Pavillon virtuel de l’OCDE à la #COP30

📅 5 nov | 16h00–17h30 (CET)
🔗 https://t.co/y2JUKosg4I

#OECDatCOP30 #Afrique

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🌆 How can African cities thrive amid heavy rainfall, floods & heatwaves? Join us at the OECD COP30 Virtual Pavilion to explore how climate hazards are reshaping urban futures.

📅 5 Nov | 16:00–17:30 (CET)
🔗 https://t.co/y2JUKosg4I

#OECDatCOP30 #COP30 #UrbanResilience #Africa

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🌍 Africa is urbanising fast. By 2050, 700M more people will live in its cities, yet housing lags behind.

Join our webinar today (29 October)! 👉
https://t.co/arBpgKEbfO

📖Read our report: https://t.co/vSzzqJPS8g
#UrbanAfrica #Housing #UrbanOctober #AUD2025

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Pourquoi l’offre de logements en Afrique est-elle en retard par rapport à la demande ? 🏘️

Rejoignez notre panel d'experts ce mercredi pour débattre des solutions.

📅 29 oct., 15h00–16h30 CET
👉 Inscription : https://t.co/arBpgKEbfO
#UrbanAfrica #Logement #UrbanOctober

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Why does housing delivery in Africa lag behind demand? 🏘️
This Wednesday, join our panel of experts to debate solutions from community-led housing to scalable finance.

📅 29 Oct, 15:00–16:30 CET
👉Register: https://t.co/arBpgKEbfO
#UrbanAfrica #Housing #UrbanOctober

[Muhammad Gambo, PhD. @mmgambo]

Looking forward to participating as a panelist in this upcoming webinar

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Sans logement adéquat, les villes ne peuvent pas prospérer. L’habitat informel s’étend, les recettes diminuent et les inégalités s’aggravent.

Le 29 octobre, repensons ensemble les politiques de logement pour l’avenir urbain de l’Afrique!

👉 Inscription : https://t.co/arBpgKDDqg

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🏘️Without adequate housing, cities cannot thrive. Informal sprawl grows, revenues shrink and inequality deepens. On 29 October, let’s rethink housing policies for Africa’s urban future!

👉 Register for the webinar: https://t.co/arBpgKDDqg

[Mathias Cormann @MathiasCormann]

Dr. Omar A. Touray, Président de la @ecowas_cedeao, & moi signons ce jour un accord clé renforçant la coopération entre l’OCDE et l’Afrique de l’Ouest.

Notre objectif : renforcer la coopération régionale, l’intégration économique, la sécurité alimentaire et l’éducation.

[Mathias Cormann @MathiasCormann]

Today I signed a milestone MoU with @ecowas_cedeao President Dr. Omar A. Touray to enhance OECD collaboration with West Africa.

Together, OECD and ECOWAS support stronger regional co-operation, economic integration and improved food security and education programmes.