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
Burkina Faso: Analysis of conflicts over the exploitation of natural resources
09/2021
In Burkina Faso, the exacerbation of conflicts over natural resources and the rapid development of insecurity are sources of major concern for both...
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Publications
Sierra Leone: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round field assessment conducted between June and July 2022...
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Publications
The Niger and Burkina Faso: Sida’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
09/2022
The Sahel region is experiencing a food crisis, with 38.3 million people projected to be in acute food insecurity during this year’s lean season (June–August...
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.