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Digital soil maps: Unlocking agronomy solutions for West African farmers

West Africa and the Sahel, a region where millions of smallholder farmers struggle with low yields and soil degradation, faces a looming threat of...

Protecting nature: How a Beninese conservationist is championing biodiversity in West Africa

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation friend of the month is Lieutenant-Colonel Amandine Gnido Assogba Deleke, the current EPI focal point for Benin, and...

Nigeria partners AfDB, FAO to transform West, Central Africa’s wheat sector

The Federal Government of Nigeria, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are partnering to transform the West and Central Africa’s...

Climate change: Aggressive land use, agriculture to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions in West Africa

Greenhouse gas emissions in West Africa are expected to be accelerated by growing population, intensive agriculture and other aggressive land use changes. Thus, according to...

Human-caused climate change influenced deadly heatwave in the Sahel, West Africa – Study

The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa with temperatures above 45°C would not have been possible without human-caused climate change, according...

Climate change made dangerous humid heatwave in West Africa 10 times more likely

Human-caused climate change made the humid heatwave in southern West Africa during February ten times more likely, according to rapid analysis by an international...

BirdLife launches Seabird Conservation Handbook for West Africa

BirdLife International on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, launched the Seabird Conservation Handbook for West Africa, which provides up-to-date information on seabird distribution, threats, and...

BUILD project engages West African stakeholders in integrated approaches to climate, population, health

There is limited appreciation of the need to integrate cross-sectoral policies that consider population dynamics, technocrats drawn from various government ministries in Cote d’Ivoire...

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Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index: Sweden tops as Nigeria ranks 145

Nigeria – Africa’s most populous nation – ranks 145 on the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2024 released on Friday,...

New material could capture millions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon

A new material being developed by Teesside University academics could play a major role in reducing carbon in the...

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