This assignment, led by TPP Associate Sam Gibson, supports the FCDO’s Politics, Governance and Rights Centre of Expertise to deliver Political Systems and Democratic Governance Diagnostics in Niger and Mali, both facing severe democratic backsliding following recent military coups. The diagnostics aim to help FCDO Posts understand political systems, identify governance challenges, and shape realistic, politically grounded UK engagement.

Laure-Hélène Piron (TPP Director) is helping the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) review their approach to decentralisation and local governance in Mali.

Gareth Williams led the political economy analyses of health security systems in Côte d’Ivoire and Niger for the DAI implemented Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme. Starting in December 2019 during the programme’s inception phase, provided support the team on PEA over a two year period. This programme aims to strengthen health systems in six countries (Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Uganda) to improve disease preparedness, surveillance and response. 

The Convergence of Sciences: Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems programme (CoS-SIS) is a programme of research and innovation carried out by the University of Wageningen and Universities in Ghana, Mali and Benin in the area of small holder agriculture. The Programme consists of two interrelated components: (1) an Action Research programme; and (2) eleven individual PhD projects. The Action Research programme has both development and research objectives.