Contents

• AfDB annual meetings: Focus on West Africa
• The EU mobilises support for Gambia’s development plan
• Nigeria: After three years in power, how is Buhari doing?
• Benin: Transit trade with Nigeria accounts for 20% of GDP
• Must read: Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa
• Must read: Germany’s growing commitment to security in West Africa
• Opinion: A turning point in West Africa’s fight against organised crime?
• Opinion: We are exhausted by the talk, talk and talk
• Maps & Facts: Violent extremism in the Sahara-Sahel
• Who’s who? Mohamed Koanda, computer science engineer