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African Forestry and Wildlife Sector Heads Seek to Increase Awareness of Sectors’ Contribution to Poverty Reduction in Africa

Heads of forestry and wildlife services from all over Africa are meeting in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, for the 17th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) and...

22 February 2010
FAO Regional Office for Africa celebrates 50th annivesary

FAO Regional Office for Africa celebrated its 50th birthday this month.  Dignitaries and officials from across the region attended the celebratory event held on Friday 10th December 2009 at La...

10 December 2009
Climate change in Africa: the threat to agriculture

Climate change is emerging as a major challenge to agriculture development in Africa. The increasingly unpredictable and erratic nature of weather systems on the continent have placed an extra burden...

03 December 2009
Africa’s hungry paying the cost of the global downturn

6 November 2009, Accra - As the World Summit on Food Security approaches, the number of people affected by chronic hunger in Africa continues to rise. Rising inflation as a...

06 November 2009
Fishing for alternatives

Illegal fishing is threatening the livelihoods of many West African fishing communities. Alhaji Jallow of the FAO Regional Office for Africa believes that the scope of research needs to be...

22 October 2009
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