Rapports

"The Sahel was seriously threatened again in recent months by a notable decrease in food resources," said Pope Benedict XVI in February, 2012. “I urge the international community to seriously address the extreme poverty of these…

GLIDE n° EP-2011-000112-MLI The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES The number of Malian refugees in neighboring countries continues to increase. As of 30 April, close to 159,000 Malian refugees had been registered in Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and Niger. 30,000 more are in Algeria…

Opposition to legislation dashes equality hopes in West African country's strongly patriarchal society Read the full article in the Guardian.

By Africa correspondent Ginny Stein As famine spreads across Africa's Sahel region, aid agencies are warning they are now facing a multi-million-dollar shortfall in dealing with the crisis. A lethal mix of sporadic rains, soaring food prices, regional…

DAKAR, 1 May 2012 (IRIN) - Aid agencies in northern Mali are debating how or whether they should negotiate with newly installed rebel groups such as the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and…

• Comme résultats de l’insécurité et du conflit dans les régions du nord du Mali, plus de 240.000 personnes sont déplacées du nord Mali, dont plus de 147.000 réfugiées se trouvent au Niger, Burkina Faso, en Mauritanie…

Les groupes armés commettent des viols et utilisent des enfants soldats (Bamako, le 30 avril 2012) – Les rebelles touaregs séparatistes, les groupes islamistes armés et les milices arabes qui ont pris le contrôle du nord du…

While drought-affected individuals total 3.7 million in 196 vulnerable communes (the lean season started earlier than usual and household food stocks are already exhausted), populations continue to arrive from rebel-occupied Northern Mali. This results in increased…

(Dakar, 30 April 2012). – “It is crucial that donors provide sufficient funding to address the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel, and that their funding come now”, said Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel…