On October 21 and 23, IPA presented at the 2019 African Microfinance Week (SAM) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.SAM is a major conference dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa that takes place every two years.IPA also presented at the Research Meets Africa conference, taking place within the framework of SAM.

On October 16, 2019, Marius Chabi, Country Director of IPA's Francophone West Africa office, and Adil Ababou, Policy Manager from J-PAL, co-organized a workshop sharing evidence about citizen participation and accountability in elections.