May 25, 2013
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UN warns: Sahel food crisis could be disaster in 3 months if…
February 16, 2012With 12 million people threatened by serious food crisis in the Sahel, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO has said urgent action must be taken to avoid disaster.
The UN Humanitarian Affairs office said the severe food shortages are said to be largely due to drought, poverty and staple food price hike.
UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa
February 13, 2012A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.
West Africa: Millions at risk of severe food crisis, says Oxfam
December 13, 2011Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across West Africa, Oxfam said Monday.
With early indicators pointing to a likely food crisis in 2012, with people at particularly high risk in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, now is the time to
invest in preventative measures, the International humanitarian non-governmental organization said.
WFP Sahel food crisis alert, as Plan Int’l urges long-term support
December 10, 2011The World food Programme (WFP) warns of a looming food crisis in the Sahel region in West and Central Africa, while the charity Plan International has stressed the need to “focus on long-term support as well as emergency aid.”
Plan, Global Fund US$50m to fight diseases in 3 states
September 14, 2011Plan and Global Fund have launched a US$50m project to fight diseases in three West African countries.
The distribution of materials and medicines to prevent malaria, reduce guinea worm infections and river blindness begins later this month across Togo.
ECOWAS wants security heightened on Lib-I. Coast border
September 12, 2011Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed serious concern about security on the Ivory Coast-Liberia border, in the wake of the trafficking and circulation of small arms and light weapons.
Burkina Faso: Political reforms after months of unrest
June 24, 2011Political reform are said to have begun in Burkina Faso after months of unrests and mutinies by soldiers and other members of the security forces.
West Africa: Govts, private sector urged to invest more in midwives
June 21, 2011Governments, private sector and midwives in West Africa have been urged to invest more in midwifery to make the profession more attractive so as to get more people drawn to it.
Senegal: 2nd ECOWAS T21 long-term planning course underway
June 21, 2011The second training course in long-term planning using the T21 model technique for the 15 ECOWAS Member states is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
Burkinabe shop owners hopeful, after major violence
June 17, 2011In Burkina Faso, shop owners victim of looting are expecting the government to compensate them so that they can restart business.
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