IDRC has worked in West and Central Africa for more than three decades. Its activities in the region are coordinated by its regional office in Senegal.

• Regional Office for West and Central Africa (WARO)
  Introducing WARO - Contact details

• IDRC in West and Central Africa, Country by Country
  

• IDRC in West and Central Africa
  

• IDRC in the African Media
  How the region's press is following IDRC's activities. (In French only)

• Publications
  Publications on the sub-region published by IDRC or its partners

• WARO's Regional Activities
  Regional activities organized by WARO

• The Council of Regional Advisors
  A group of experts from West and Central Africa who assist IDRC in its actions and reflexions within the sub-region

• Support to African researchers: grants and fellowships
  Outside resources available for African researchers and PhD Students

New Director for IDRC's West and Central Africa Office 2008-08
Kathryn Touré will be appointed Regional Director for IDRC's West and Central Africa Office, in Dakar, Senegal. She will replace Gilles Forget who is retiring after 25 years with the Centre.

Gilles Forget, Regional Director of IDRC's West and Central Africa Office Retires 2008-07
Forget is ending his career in international development after 25 years with IDRC.

African Tobacco Situational Analyses - Call for Letters of Intent 2008-02-21
A joint initiative of RITC/IDRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

IDRC at the 5th Session of COMEST: Supporting the Forum of Young African Researchers 2006-12-05
Organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Scientific Research of Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on December 6-9, 2006

Towards a Partnership between IDRC and the Gender and Scientific Research Laboratory of IFAN-UCAD 2006-06-06

Drought and Desertification in Central and West Africa: The Case of Mali 2006-01
Researchers and decision-makers from West and Central Africa gathered in Bamako, Mali, 8-9 February 2006 to discuss drought and desertification in the region.