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
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations
03/2020
Despite its vast natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still experiencing the second largest food crisis in the world after Yemen....
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Publications
Sierra Leone: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
05/2021
This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in Sierra Leone based on the assessment...
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Publications
Mali: Analysis of conflicts over natural resources
09/2021
Due to the economic dominance of the agriculture sector, Mali is extremely dependent on natural resources and also vulnerable to the adverse effects...
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.