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Due Diligence géopolitique : cartographier et maîtriser les risques sur les corridors ouest-africains majeurs en 2027

Alioune Aboutalib LO

Due Diligence géopolitique : cartographier et maîtriser les risques sur les corridors ouest-africains majeurs en 2027

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Nov 11, 2026 ESPA Deep Insights

“Staying a client or becoming an actor”: ESPA Talks with Dr. Mahamed Lamine Guindo, researcher and consultant in AI

“Staying a client or becoming an actor”: ESPA Talks with Dr. Mahamed Lamine Guindo, researcher and consultant in AI

In the ESPA Talks section, we discuss with our external consultant, Dr. Mahamed Lamine Guindo, the issue of AI and data, particularly the challenges for African states. 1. Everyone is talking about AI...

Nov 9, 2026 ESPA Talks

Senegal: Uncertainty around the budget

Alioune Aboutalib LO

Senegal: Uncertainty around the budget

The ideological and political divergences between the executive and the parliamentary majority in Senegal continue to maintain ambiguity regarding the budgetary trajectory. PASTEF, the majority in the...

Nov 8, 2026 ESPA Advisory

Gold, the strategic escape route for AES countries

Alioune Aboutalib LO

Gold, the strategic escape route for AES countries

Key points of the article Gold becomes a lever of sovereignty : initially mobilized to face sanctions and liquidity needs, it takes a central place in the economic strategy of AES countries. States re...

Nov 7, 2026 ESPA Deep Insights

Electoral trends in West Africa

Electoral trends in West Africa

Four West African countries will hold a presidential election in the coming months: Cape Verde, Nigeria, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. This analysis highlights the trends and issues surrounding these ele...

Nov 6, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

Guinea: between growth, challenges, and geopolitical rivalries

Guinea: between growth, challenges, and geopolitical rivalries

With the rise of the mining sector and the launch of Simandou, Guinea enters a new strategic phase in its economic trajectory. This SWOT analysis examines its strengths and structural and cyclical wea...

Oct 26, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Country SWOT Monitor

Statement - Rebasing du WACRI

Alioune Aboutalib LO

Statement - Rebasing du WACRI

Methodological Note — October 2026 Normalization of weights and rebasing of composite scores KEY POINTS Effective date : October 23 2026 — applicable to all WACRI publications from this date. Nature o...

Oct 23, 2026 ESPA WACRI Update

Geopolitical Watch in West Africa

Geopolitical Watch in West Africa

TRAINING Geopolitical Monitoring in West Africa From the issue to the deliverable decision-making · 12-14 hours · 4 weeks · online Start of the training - 1st cohort: Saturday, September 12, 2026 This...

Aug 31, 2026 Training

Monitoring Note - Attempted Coup d'Etat in Niger

Monitoring Note - Attempted Coup d'Etat in Niger

Title: Attempted Coup d'Etat in Niger on the night of August 28 to 29 Date of the note: 30/08/2026 Level of confidence: high What happened On the night of Friday, August 28 to Saturday, August 29, 202...

Aug 30, 2026 ESPA Flash note

Economic diplomacy must now integrate with geopolitical intelligence

Alioune Aboutalib LO

Economic diplomacy must now integrate with geopolitical intelligence

Critical minerals, strategic corridors, securing supply chains, friend-shoring, etc., are interconnected issues that heavily impose themselves on economic diplomacy today, but are now strongly depende...

Aug 24, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

WACRI Update - July 2026 - Analytical Summary Note

Alioune Aboutalib LO

WACRI Update - July 2026 - Analytical Summary Note

SUMMARY Access the dashboard The WACRI update, the third of the year, remains in a consolidation trend with slightly varied scores. Security constraints in the face of terrorism keep the AES countries...

Jul 11, 2026 ESPA WACRI Update

French companies in West Africa: the reputational risk is confirmed in the digital realm

French companies in telecommunications and audiovisual are facing a reputational risk in West Africa that has crossed a critical threshold. From Burkina Faso to Senegal, passing through Mali and Côte ...

Jul 3, 2026 ESPA Deep Insights

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