Working in Crises and Conflict

Conflict and instability are enormous impediments to development in West Africa. USAID’s programs work to enhance regional capacity of civil society and regional organizations to address conflict, ameliorate some of its causes and consequences, and further strategic cross-border priorities, such as combating extremism, corruption, and trafficking. Through the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership, USAID works to combat violent extremism by improving local governance in target communities, empowering at-risk youth to become active participants in their communities and the economy, and discrediting extremist ideologies that promote violence.