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Launch event of the publication “Private Security Governance Challenges and the Relevance of International Norms and Best Practices: A Guide for Civil Society and Media, KENYA” and its related online training tool.
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On 7 December, Observatory members from West, Central & Southern Africa visited the DCAF office
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Founded by seven women of different professions, Women Action Towards Entrepreneurship Development (WATED) is a Non-Governmental Organization registered, on 5 September 2013.
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is a leading Regional Peacebuilding organization founded in 1998 in response to civil wars that plagued West Africa in the 1990s.
Notre objectif poursuivi est la promotion et la protection de l’enfant, de la femme, des droits humains, la protection civile et l’amélioration de leur environnement social, culturel, mode de vie ainsi que la promotion de la paix et préservation de l’env
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Triple Justice Foundation is a non-governmental organization registered to promote efficient criminal justice institutions that will guarantee the speedy dispensation of balance justice.
Usalama Reforms Forum is a community safety and security based institution working through evidence-based research focusing on crime and violence prevention.
Le Syndicat National des Convoyeurs de Fonds et Agents de Sécurité est une organisation professionnelle qui a été crée le 17 novembre 2007 et a obtenu son récépissé le 23 mai 2012.
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La SIDH Sénégal est une section de la Société Internationale pour les Droits de l’Homme dont le Secrétariat International est basé à Frankfort (Allemagne).
SiLNoRF is a network of 15 civil society organisations working to promote the right to food and responsible governance of land tenure in the context of food security in Sierra Leone.
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Media reports play a critical role both in informing the public and as a resource for national authorities, and civil society organisations (CSOs) on the private security industry.
On 7 December, Observatory members from West, Central & Southern Africa visited the DCAF office
L’envergure et le rôle des entreprises de sécurité privée se sont considérablement multipliés ces dernières années sur le continent africain : c’est également le cas au Burkina Faso.
The CRTV news channel, invited to a brief press conference held at the occasion of the Francophone Steering Committee Meeting held on 8-9th of May 2019 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, issued a televised report on the Private Security Governance Observatory and the specifics of the Steering Committee Meeting.
CECIDE, the project lead, developed a video report on the research project ‘Prospective analysis of the private security sector in Guinea’.
Guinea : this project has been submitted by the organisation CECIDE, represented by Mr. Pascal Tenguiano and Mr. Moussa Nimaga.
This project has been submitted by the organisation l’Observatoire d’Etudes et d’Appui à la Responsabilité Sociétale et Environnementale (OAERSE), represented by Mr. Freddy Kasongo.
Usalama’s engagement for the consolidation of Private Security started back in 2010, after the adoption of the new constitution of Kenya as part of the broader framework of the national security sector reform.
In April 2018 the Observatory member civil society organisation AFRILAW established a partnership with the Private Guards Companies Department of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC) to work together to promote and improve private security governance and responsible private security services in Nigeria.