Burkina Faso African Transitional Justice Hub

Burkina Faso

The Reform and National Reconciliation Commission, created by the 2014 Transitional Charter, was established with the intent to investigate the causes of human rights violations and to recommend institutional as well as social measures to reconcile communities. The role of the commission was to propose reforms in democratic, economic, cultural and social governance, including a...

Regional Economic Communities Frameworks

Community of Sahel-Saharan States

According to its founding treaty, the objectives of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) are the preservation and consolidation of peace, security and stability in the CEN-SAD zone; promotion of political dialogue and the fight against cross-border crime and its related scourges such as trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings, money-laundering and terrorism; combating...

Regional Economic Communities Frameworks

Economic Community of West African States

The founding treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) states that its aim is to promote co-operation and integration, leading to the establishment of an economic union in West Africa in order to raise the living standards of its peoples, and to maintain and enhance economic stability, foster relations among member states,...