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City shapes and climate change in Africa

The latest report in the West African Papers series offers opportunities to single out potential areas of action for resilience, as well as for monitoring and evaluating progress.

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Healthy diets, costs and food policies in the Sahel and West Africa

The latest report in the West African Papers series analyses the costs of healthy diets in 17 countries in the Sahel and West Africa and which food groups drive up costs.

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Women Leading Change

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa.

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Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa

Has increased urbanisation led to increased conflict in cities or do conflicts stay predominantly rural? Combining a regional and local perspective, this report examines and maps the rural-urban geography of conflict in North and West Africa.

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Africapolis: 2023 revision and update

Africa is experiencing enormous urban growth and is now 50% urban, according to new findings from the 2023 Africapolis data revision and update.

Ricci Shryock

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Leadership Dialogue on Partnerships for Food Systems

Organised by the SWAC/OECD Secretariat and the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC), this is an official event of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment.

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Food and nutrition security

Image: Julia Wanjiru

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Food systems

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Cities and urbanisation

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Data & Dialogue

Gender

Levels of gender inequality in the Sahel and West Arica are among the highest in the world.

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Africapolis

A research and data visualisation tool used to understand urbanisation in Africa.

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MAPTA

An interactive platform mapping territorial transformations in Africa.

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RPCA

The food crisis prevention network.
Analyse | Inform | Prevent.

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COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic is unfolding as the region faces a major food and security crisis.

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Sahelian consultations

An open-ended prospective platform amplifying trans-Sahelian voices that are rethinking governance in the Sahel.

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Climate change

A practical guide to legal and financial levers for cities and border cities.

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