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30 Dec 2019

Avoiding the resurgence of inter-communal violence in eastern Chad

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Chad

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Agriculture & Fisheries

Climate & Climate change

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In response to rising inter-communal violence in eastern Chad, the government increased its military presence and declared a state of emergency in its eastern provinces of Ouaddaï and Sila, as well as in Tibesti in the north in August 2019. Tensions might increase during the upcoming local elections, currently scheduled for February 2020. The latest report by the International Crisis Group analyses inter-communal conflicts in eastern Chad, in particular between Arab and non-Arab communities, moving beyond herder-farmer relationships. Read on

10 Oct 2019

Towards peaceful cross-border transhumance

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Agriculture & Fisheries

Democracy & Peace

Food security & Nutrition

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Livestock experts from across 17 countries of the ECOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS area gathered from 7-10 October 2019 in Accra at the 6th high-level meeting on the theme, “Peaceful transhumance and livestock mobility in the Sahel and West African coastal countries.” Civil society organisations approved a joint position statement with key recommendations on how to develop the livestock sector and pastoralism in the context of rising insecurity in the region. Read on

06 Sep 2019

African Green Revolution Forum 2019: Grow Digital

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Ghana

Topics:

Agriculture & Fisheries

Climate & Climate change

Demographic trends

Environment

Food security & Nutrition

Urban-rural development

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The theme of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF 2019), which brought together some 2 400 key stakeholders on 3-6 September in Accra, focused on using digital information and tools to support sustainable food systems in Africa. With the facilitation of USAID, the SWAC Secretariat presented the Africapolis database and key findings from its work on urbanisation. Read on

14 Sep 2018

Good harvest forecast for West Africa

Country:

Togo

Topics:

Agriculture & Fisheries

Food security & Nutrition

Livestock

Resilience

Sahara-Sahel

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Food security experts met from 12-14 September in Lomé to analyse the ongoing agro-pastoral campaign and harvest forecasts for 2019 in the Sahel and West Africa. With the exception of central and western areas of the Sahel, the food production forecast is overall average or good. Cereal production is estimated at about 66-73 million tonnes. This would be a 10-20% increase compared to the five-year average, thus much faster than the average population growth. Read on

10 Jul 2018

7th UEMOA high-level committee on food security

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Agriculture & Fisheries

Food security & Nutrition

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SWAC:

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For the seventh time, UEMOA leaders met to discuss the food and nutrition situation in member countries. The UEMOA high-level committee was held on 10 July in Niamey. Considering the critical pastoral situation, ministers in charge of livestock also participated in this event. Within the UEMOA area, some 3.5 million people are currently in a crisis situation and need urgent food assistance, notably in the Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal). Read on

06 Jun 2018

ECOWAS discusses governance of the regional food security reserve

Topics:

Agriculture & Fisheries

Development co-operation

Food security & Nutrition

Livestock

Resilience

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ECOWAS

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ECOWAS ministers in charge of agriculture met on 6 June 2018 in Ouagadougou to adopt a series of recommendations to support vulnerable populations during the lean season. They took measures to operationalise the Regional Food Security Reserve and further develop its governance structure. Drawing on recommendations of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA), Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal are eligible to submit formal requests to ECOWAS in order to benefit from country support operations. Read on

26 Apr 2018

ECOWAS promotes peaceful cross-border transhumance

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Cross-border co-operation

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On 26 April, ECOWAS and the government of Nigeria held a high-level meeting on pastoralism and cross-border transhumance in Abuja. The conference brought together ministers of security and agriculture/animal resources from ECOWAS countries, Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania and the Central African Republic. Their goal was to find lasting solutions to the escalating conflicts between herders and farmers in the ECOWAS zone and in other regions. Read on

16 Mar 2018

CILSS programmes co-ordination meeting

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Development co-operation

Food security & Nutrition

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The 7th CILSS Steering Committee meeting was opened on 16 March in Lomé. It provided an opportunity to take stock of current regional programmes implemented by CILSS and its development partners. Three major programmes were the focus of discussions. Read on

01 Mar 2018

Transhumance and nomadism

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SWAC:

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Transhumance is a mobile livestock farming method that is based on regular, seasonal movements. The movements are mostly predictable; each year, herders follow the rhythm of the seasons and pass over the same trails and pasturelands that they already know. On the other hand, nomadism is characterised by the continual and unpredictable movements of all members of a family or a group. Most agro-pastoralists in the Sahel today practice semi-transhumance. Read on

23 Feb 2018

RPCA calls for action to address the critical pastoral situation

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RPCA:

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The Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) organised a regional consultation on the critical pastoral situation in the Sahel on 21-23 February in Niamey. Bringing together six Sahelian countries, the main host countries on the West African coast and development partners, the Network members made a series of recommendations to the region’s policy makers on how to address the crisis. Read on

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Livestock

Avoiding the resurgence of inter-communal violence in eastern Chad

Towards peaceful cross-border transhumance

African Green Revolution Forum 2019: Grow Digital

Good harvest forecast for West Africa

7th UEMOA high-level committee on food security

ECOWAS discusses governance of the regional food security reserve

ECOWAS promotes peaceful cross-border transhumance

CILSS programmes co-ordination meeting

Transhumance and nomadism

RPCA calls for action to address the critical pastoral situation

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