Renewables readiness assessment: Burkina Faso
The renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso identifies several drivers for the country to accelerate its energy transition. The renewable energy sector of Burkina Faso is considered to be
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Eight states sound alarm over Sahel hunger
Eight West African states have called for emergency aid for four countries in the Sahel facing food shortages as a result of jihadist violence. Agriculture ministers from the West African Economic and
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‘Leaving no one behind’ through enabling climate-resilient economic development in dryland regions
‘Leave no one behind’ is a principle central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This policy briefing, based on five years’ research by the PRISE project, puts forward the view that
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Food crisis worsens in Sahel region: UN aid chief
The United Nations aid chief raised alarm on Tuesday over a worsening food crisis in the Sahel region that has sent malnutrition rates skyrocketing to their worst level since 2012. Nearly six million
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UN Says 6 Million Struggling to Get Food in Africa's Sahel
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that nearly 6 million people are struggling to get food in West Africa's Sahel region and severe malnutrition is threatening the lives of 1.6 million children.
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Agricultural index insurance has big impacts for farmers in Burkina Faso
A devastating drought or other shock can force small-scale farmers in developing economies to sell off assets or cut meals and other consumption to cope. Even the risk of a shock can stifle their future
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Africa50 to participate with developing the Desert to Power Programme
Africa50, Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are set to develop solar projects in the Sahel through the Desert to Power Programme. On the sidelines of the African
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UN’S Emergency fund releases US$30 million to avert acute hunger and malnutrition in the Sahel
Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock released today US$30 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently scale-up relief efforts in West Africa’s Sahel, where an acute drought,
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Third of Burkina's population are food insecure: govt
A third of the 18,6 million people of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries of the world, will experience food insecurity this year, Agriculture Minister Niouga Ambroise Ouedraogo said on Monday.
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U.N. calls for urgent aid to Sahel as hunger crisis looms
Five million people in West Africa's Sahel region will need food aid in the coming months following a drought, but current funding will be insufficient to prevent starvation, the United Nations said on
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Orange is set to deploy electrification programme in Burkina Faso
Global telecommunications operator, Orange, has announced that it is moving forward in the deployment of its electrification programme for rural zones by launching the service in Burkina Faso. The telecoms