This multimedia project aimed to describe the role of sustainable agriculture in the African development. It focused on Ghana, striving to analyse the dynamics that are affecting agricultural development, by focusing not only on the evolution of the primary sector, but also on the role of the new technologies, the protection of biodiversity, the use of natural resources, the role of women and the threats related to the devastating impacts of climate change. The research produced a series of IAI Commentaries, a web documentary and a volume that will were presented during a public event.

The project focused on the governance of security sector reform (SSR) in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and on its interlinkages with other regional security processes. The analysis of governance connected to SSR also included its links with disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of violent extremists and militias, a pivotal issue in the region. The research placed particular emphasis on the role of the European Union and of other international actors in the region such as the United States, Gulf Countries, and China.