Chad + 2 more
Appeal Target: US$1,369,000 Balance Requested: US$495,650 Geneva, May 12, 2016 Dear Colleagues, Chad ranks 185 out of 188 on the Human Development Index and 6th on the Fragile State Index. 55% of Chad’s population of approximately 13.2 million people live…
Burkina Faso
The economy of Burkina Faso is growing but is seen alongside high levels of poverty and a heavy reliance on the climate-vulnerable agriculture sector. This Working Paper outlines the importance of Shea in Burkina Faso both as…
Mali + 1 more
Protracted conflict in 2012–2013 closed markets, damaged land, and destroyed livelihoods in northern Mali, leaving three out of four households in the area food-insecure by mid-2013. In Gao Region’s Ansongo commune, food insecurity affected approximately 90 percent…
Niger
Issaka Massoyi, a farmer in Maradi, Niger, leads a group that tends and manages a moringa tree plantation. The moringa tree is valued in Maradi for its nutritional and medicinal purposes and for its drought-resistance in…
Chad + 3 more
Geneva, 17 March, 2016 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact Chad ranks 185 out of 188 on the Human Development Index and takes the 6 th position on the Fragile State Index. In this precarious context,…
Guinea + 2 more
AfDB releases new report on the impact of Ebola on women On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, the Office of the African Development Bank’s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has launched a…
Guinea + 2 more
La BAD publie un rapport sur l’impact d’Ebola sur les femmes A l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme, le 8 Mars 2016, le Bureau de la vice-présidente et envoyée spéciale pour les Questions du Genre…
Central African Republic + 2 more
+ Surge in LRA violence in eastern CAR in 2016, including abduction of dozens of children + LRA attacks and abductions persist in Congo, driven by elephant poaching + Despite high profile defections, fewer LRA fighters escaping in…
Mali
Grâce au financement d’OFDA ; la Croix-Rouge a entrepris la mise en œuvre du projet de renforcement de la résilience des populations du Nord à l’endroit des populations des régions de Gao et Tombouctou. Ce projet…
Chad + 3 more
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A new action plan aims to empower Lake Chad communities to adapt to the urgent development challenges exacerbated by climate change, and to consolidate Lake Chad’s contribution to regional food security The plan was developed by…
