For the numerical modeling experiments at KIT we will use the operational model of the German Weather Service ICON in a nested configuration over Central Western Africa.
A model description can be found here:
https://www.dwd.de/EN/research/weatherforecasting/num_modelling/01_num_weather_prediction_modells/icon_description.html?nn=484268

High-resolution simulations using ICON have already been employed successfully in recent studies on the region (e.g. Kniffka et al. 2019, Pante & Knippertz 2019) in the framework of the DACCIWA project (www.dacciwa.eu).

Pante, G.; Knippertz, P., 2019: Resolving Sahelian thunderstorms improves mid-latitude weather forecasts. Nature Comm., 10(1), 3487, doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11081-4.

Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2019: The role of low-level clouds in the West African monsoon system. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 1623–1647, doi:10.5194/acp-19-1623-2019.