US Aid Freeze: The Electroshock That Imposes African Autonomy

Le décret de l’administration Trump gelant l’aide américaine en janvier 2025 a provoqué un séisme, révélant de manière brutale l’extrême vulnérabilité des organisations africaines (ONG, OSC, associations) dépendantes des financements externes. Cette crise, véritable “arme politique”, percute de plein fouet la réflexion sur l’autonomie financière et prouve que la dépendance est un piège mortel. Impacts […]

Call for Collective Contribution

Researchers, intellectuals, community leaders, development workers, all of you who carry Africa in your hearts and in your actions, The world is going through a period of profound turbulence. Geopolitical balances are faltering, economic and climate crises are intensifying, and international cooperation models are being called into question. In this shifting and uncertain global context, […]

From Awareness to Strategic Action (summary of rereading of IRED sources)

INTRODUCTION As I browsed through the valuable publications produced by IRED over the years, a veritable treasure trove of lessons on alternative financing, it seemed essential to me to extract the sap from them to nourish our collective reflection, particularly in these uncertain times when autonomy is no longer an option but a vital necessity. […]

Case studies of IRED sources

Dans le cadre de notre étude, nous sommes posé la question de savoir dans quelles mesures les sources IRED pouvaient être une source d’exemples ou d’expériences ) étudier, analyser ou approfondir. Nous avons rapidement constaté qu’il y avait là beaucoup de matière à exploité. Les sources IRED offrent une variété d’exemples et d’études de cas […]

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Financial Autonomy of African NGOs and Associations: To Build a Sustainable Future Introduction: The Pillars of Development in the Face of Precarity Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), associations, and farmers’ organizations are essential development actors in Africa. They work in vital areas such as agriculture, education, health, the environment, and human rights advocacy, responding to the concrete […]