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New publication on rainforests and forest protected areas in West Africa
On the International Day of Forests, discover the little known dense rainforests of West Africa, the ‘Guinean forests’, a belt of moist tropical forests stretching from Guinea to Cameroon (interrupted only by the Dahomey Gap in...

New PAPFor book as a reference for West Africa Guinean forests and forest protected areas
Rainforests and forest protected areas in West Africa - current situation and outlook is the new book by the PAPFor Regional Coordination with the University of Liège (Belgium), presenting the state of Guinean forests and...

Project closure: what has the EU support to ERERA achieved?
A few numbers and figures about the EU Technical Assistance Support to ERERA, a project launched in April 2018 and closed in January 2023. What has the project achieved?

WEBINAR: Creating products, services and enterprises that meet the needs and aspirations of rural households
24 August 2021. The CASA 4x4 is a collaboration with the Shell Foundation. It is sharing findings and insights from the Understanding Rural Pathway Transitions report. The report advocates mapping rural households’ economic and...

A second chance in education
Although primary education is free and compulsory in Nigeria, it is estimated that nearly 13 million children are out of school. Around 60% of them are girls. North Eastern Nigeria, and particularly Borno State in the North East...

Unlocking hidden wealth – the impact of the Systematic Land Title Registration project in Nigeria
Before the Systematic Land Title Registration (SLTR) project[1], acquisition of land assets involved extended delays, administrative obstructions and high costs in Kano State and in the majority of Nigeria. By operating a mapping...

@YGPOH Formative campaign for Universal Health care - Right to affordable and inclusive Health care in Africa.
A crowd - out formative campaign by Youth Global Platform on HIV/AIDS (@YGPOH) on 'Right to affordable health care' in a hard to reach local terrain in Africa. Powered by Onyibupet Consulting Limited (A health sector consulting)...

Agriculture, food and jobs in West Africa
New paper in the SWAC/OECD West African Papers series: The food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment...

Nigeria Launches $1 Billion Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Government, communities and oil industry commit to implementing UNEP report recommendations Port Harcourt, 2 June 2016 – Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, today set in motion a $1...

Markets for nutrient-rich foods: policy synthesis from three country studies
Published by the Institute of Development Studies, UK, on 10 November, this Evidence Report No. 161 examines the potential for and limitations of promoting business and market-based approaches to reducing undernutrition through...