Western and Central Africa
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Western and Central Africa continue to face protracted insecurity and political instability, with conflicts in Central Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, the Niger and Nigeria), and persistent armed violence in Central African countries such as in the Central African Republic. The impacts of such challenges are compounded by climate extremes, disease outbreaks and economic crises, including due to the socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Extreme poverty in the region has increased and the combined effects of these factors have led to a deterioration of food insecurity and malnutrition, especially in conflict-affected areas. This includes the Democratic Republic of the Congo – still the world’s largest food crisis.
News
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News
The Screwworm menace affecting animals and threatening humans in Senegal
01/08/2024
Applying a One Health approach to pest prevention
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News
No longer a minefield
17/04/2024
Rehabilitating lands scarred by diamond mining to offer new livelihoods in Sierra Leone
Publications
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Publications
The Niger: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
09/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round assessment conducted in July 2023 in the Niger.
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Publications
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2022
09/2023
In 2022, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, contributed nearly SEK 141 million (USD 14.5 million)...
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Publications
Northeastern Nigeria: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states – Response overview (September 2023)
09/2023
The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis (March 2023) conducted in 26 out of Nigeria’s 36 states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, estimates that...
Multimedia
Video
North West and South West crisis in Cameroon: Resilience in the face of local hardship
09/09/2022
Njeni Melisa Ojong, a beneficiary of the Emergency livelihoods and nutrition support to vulnerable populations SWNW crisis explains how FAO support...
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Photo collection
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Improving access to food for vulnerable displaced and host communities in North Kivu
24/04/2024
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Video
Saving livelihoods and building farmers’ resilience in Nigeria
11/10/2021
As some parts of northeast Nigeria start recording relative stability, more farmers are returning to their villages.