Mali + 8 more
In 2012, the Sahel region of West and Central Africa was once again hit by a severe food crisis, affecting over 18 million people at its peak. At the start of 2012, when the crisis began…
Mali + 2 more
En Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel, la FAO met tout en œuvre pour renforcer la résilience des communautés et réduire leur vulnérabilité aux différents chocs. L’objectif est que les pays de la sous-région assurent leur…
Mali + 8 more
DAKAR, 7 mars 2013 (IRIN) - L'expansion annuelle des programmes humanitaires pour régler les problèmes chroniques des Sahéliens les plus vulnérables montre clairement que les stratégies de développement ne fonctionnent pas. Le Sahel est dès lors…
Burkina Faso
05/03/2013 – En 2012, en réponse à la sécheresse dans la région de la Tapoa au Burkina Faso, Action contre la Faim, avec le soutien du département d’aide humanitaire de la Commission européenne ECHO, a…
Niger + 8 more
Helping people to survive drought requires a long-term commitment from governments, donors, institutions and NGOs After three droughts in seven years in the Sahel, governments, humanitarian organisations and donors have been asking how to help the region…
Mali + 4 more
Overview The Sahel region in West Africa is among the poorest and least developed in the world. It is characterized by low-level seasonal rainfall and chronic food insecurity. In recent years, rainfall has decreased and became more…
Mali + 2 more
While discussions continue to take place among the members of the AGIR Initiative, humanitarian actors in the Sahel at all levels share their thoughts on resilience through human stories, analysis and definitions of this key term…
Mauritania
By Helena Molin-Valdes Nouakchott, 13 December 2012 - She was the first woman to take office as a Mayor in Mauritania and her stature as a champion for resilience and disaster risk reduction in Africa was confirmed…
Burkina Faso + 3 more
Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response High-level Meeting on AGIR-Sahel, West Africa Week / Ouagadougou 6 December 2012 Mr Chairman, Prime Minister, Commissioners of ECOWAS and the UEMOA, Ministers, Your Excellencies, Ladies and…
Nigeria
NIGERIA, 28 November 2012 - Baby Jummai Sumaila is 49 days old. He and his mother Khadijat, live in Camp Lokoja in the outskirts of Lokoja the Kogi state capital in north central Nigeria. He is…
