Western and Central Africa

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

News
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

News
A path towards recovery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
19/12/2024
FAO puts agricultural assistance at the forefront of emergency responses

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A resourcing pit-stop in the pastoralist journey
16/12/2024
Major infrastructure investments help pastoralists and locals share limited resources in the Sahel
Publications
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Impact of conflict on agriculture, food security and livelihoods in Ituri
12/2023
Marked by more than forty years of conflict, the province of Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has experienced massive...

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Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12/2023
A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative

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Northeastern Nigeria: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. Response overview (November 2023)
12/2023
The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis (November 2023) indicate that over 26.5 million are projected to be in high acute food insecurity (June-August 2024)...
Multimedia

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Sierra Leone: Building resilient communities through climate-smart and market-driven production for improved
22/01/2025
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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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Nigeria: DIEM-Monitoring Agricultural inputs survey, round 1
08/07/2024
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