Informes

Food security remains an important development issue for Africa, with many countries facing high food costs and periodic food shortages due to climate change, humanitarian crises, conflict, displaced populations, poor agricultural practices and a high dependency…

Bonnes perspectives pour la campagne agricole mais stress persistant pour les ménages très pauvres et pauvres Messages clés L’évolution de la campagne agropastorale est jugée meilleure qu’en année moyenne dans 87 pour cent des provinces et moyenne dans…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Early prospects for the 2012 cereal crops are favourable Coarse grains prices remained high, reflecting reduced production last year Civil strife in northern Mali is having serious impact on food security in…

By Nathalie Bonvin in Burkina Faso Aminata Sam Saga is one of the nurses working on the nutrition programme of the Belgian Red Cross and Burkinabé Red Cross Society in Sebba, Yagha province, in Burkina Faso. She…

OUAGADOUGOU, 16 août 2012 (IRIN) - Les agences d'aide humanitaire sont dans l'incapacité de faire face à l'ampleur des besoins des réfugiés installés dans les camps du Mali en raison d'un manque de fonds : le…

Key messages The growing season started early in livelihood zones 8 and 7 and was on time in other parts of the country. Very poor and poor households in livelihood zones 8 and 7 were still in IPC…

Millet, maize, and sorghum are the most important food commodities for household consumption. Millet is the staple of the most vulnerable households, while maize and sorghum also contribute to the food basket of a majority of…

Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Plenipotentiary Amr Roshdi stated that within the framework of the Ministry's efforts to strengthen Egyptian-African relations and assist African countries hit by the drought this year, Foreign Minister…

OUAGADOUGOU, 14 August 2012 (IRIN) - Agencies cannot cope with the scale of refugee needs in camps across Mali, as their funding shortfalls are too great: 36 percent at the World Food Programme (WFP), 66 percent…

Ouagadougou – This morning, on the third day of his West Africa visit, German De­vel­op­ment Minister Dirk Niebel met with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou, the country's capital. Minister Niebel praised President Compaoré's efforts…