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17 Oct 2017

UEMOA strengthens its Think tank

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Children & Youth
Employment
Regional integration
Members:
UEMOA
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At the initiative of the UEMOA Commission and several West African research institutes, researchers from the eight UEMOA member countries gathered from 25-28 September in Dakar. They brainstormed together on how to better integrate West African expertise into policy making. The three-day workshop covered several themes. A special focus was placed on food security and how to improve smallholder farmers’ access to seeds and inputs, how to improve intra-community agricultural trade, and how to generate jobs for the youth. Read on
12 Sep 2017

32nd CILSS Day

Country:
Mali
Niger
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Resilience
Sahara-Sahel
Members:
CILSS
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The 32nd CILSS Day was celebrated by the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) on 12 September and focused on the theme, “Land use and occupation: Atlas of Sahelian and West African landscapes, a planning and decision-making tool.” In his speech, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali, who is also current chairman of CILSS, stressed the importance of this theme. Read on
08 Sep 2017

Forum on the Green Revolution in Africa

Country:
Côte d'Ivoire
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Employment
Resilience
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The 7th African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) was held from 4 to 8 September in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Established in 2010, the forum brings together international and African experts on African agricultural issues to exchange ideas and design new action plans for the Green Revolution in Africa. This year’s theme was: Accelerating the path to prosperity: Growing inclusive economies and jobs through agriculture. Read on
31 Aug 2017

Niger is struggling with floods again

Country:
Niger
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Environment
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After Sierra Leone, Niger is counting its flood victims as torrential rainfalls have plagued the country since June. At least 44 people have died from the floods according to the most recent government announcement; Dosso and Maradi are the two most affected regions. According to an UNOCHA situation report on 30 August, the floods have affected more than 80 000 people, destroyed 4 900 houses and 900 hectares of crops and caused substantial material damage. Read on
30 Aug 2017

New CILSS graduates

Country:
Niger
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Education
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Members:
CILSS
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On 30 August, the CILSS Agrhymet Regional Centre celebrated the fourth edition of its master’s programme in food and nutrition security. Twenty-five students, including four women, graduated in Niamey, Niger. The majority of students benefitted from a scholarship within the ECOWAS-sponsored Support Program for Food and Nutrition Security in West Africa (PASANAO). Read on
09 Jun 2017

UEMOA High-level Committee on Food Security

Country:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Togo
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Environment
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Resilience
Members:
UEMOA
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For the sixth time, the High-Level Committee on Food Security of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) took stock of the region’s food and nutrition situation. West African leaders met following the meeting of the UEMOA ministers in charge of agriculture and livestock, on 9 June in Niamey, Niger, under the chairmanship of Niger President Issoufou Mahamadou. Read on
07 Jun 2017

Bridging Nigeria’s food divide is a global challenge

Country:
Nigeria
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Food security & Nutrition
Resilience
Security
Terrorism
Opinion:
Opinion
SWAC:
SWAC
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In its contribution to the OECD Yearbook, the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat recalls that Nigeria’s food crisis requires structural responses to restore trust and build an inclusive, resilient society throughout the country. The Nigerian crisis reflects the importance of inclusion. What started as a localised Nigerian crisis quickly grew into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Beyond the immediate humanitarian emergency, the Nigerian crisis requires three long-term response strategies. Read on
31 May 2017

ECOWAS helps Nigeria address food emergency

Country:
Nigeria
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Development co-operation
Food security & Nutrition
Regional integration
Members:
ECOWAS
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It will be the first test case of the newly-established ECOWAS Regional Food Security Reserve. Following a request from the Nigerian government in September 2016, ECOWAS will soon deliver food products to Nigeria worth USD 1 million, notably 1 650 tonnes of cereals (white maize, sorghum, millet and rice). Read on
26 May 2017

African Economic Outlook launch in India

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Development co-operation
Economy
Employment
Food security & Nutrition
Infrastructure
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The African Development Bank annual meetings hosted the release of the 16th edition of the African Economic Outlook. Besides the statistics and the notes on the 54 African countries, this year the report addresses the special theme -- Entrepreneurship and Industrialisation in Africa -- highlighting the high, untapped potential for African entrepreneurship. Read on
16 May 2017

SWAC presentation on food issues

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Food security & Nutrition
Migration & Mobility
Resilience
Security
Members:
European Union
SWAC:
SWAC
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On 16 May, the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) participated in an EU InfoPoint session in Brussels on "Food security: at the heart of demographic, migration and security challenges". The session was organised together with the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission. SWAC’s presentation recalled that the challenges facing food security in West Africa should not be overshadowed by the resurgence of demographic, migration and security concerns on the international agenda. Read on

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Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa

06 Jun 2018

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The region suffers from the double burden of under- and over-nutrition: While over 58 million people in the region are underweight, some 52 million people, mostly urban dwellers, are either overweight or obese.

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?

01 Feb 2018

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The Dynamiques paysannes magazine, published by SOS Faim Belgium, analyses the rice sector in West Africa from a producers’ perspective.

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Agriculture & Fisheries

UEMOA strengthens its Think tank

32nd CILSS Day

Forum on the Green Revolution in Africa

Niger is struggling with floods again

New CILSS graduates

UEMOA High-level Committee on Food Security

Bridging Nigeria’s food divide is a global challenge

ECOWAS helps Nigeria address food emergency

African Economic Outlook launch in India

SWAC presentation on food issues

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Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?