West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory). The population of West Africa is estimated at about 419 million people as of 2021, and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 are female and 192,309,000 male.
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CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 8 April 2013 English
Water scarcity and periodic severe drought (including this year) create conditions for food and livelihood insecurity particularly as the majority of the population remains tied to the land and rivers …
existential crisis mark a critical juncture for West Africa. How these two countries, along with regional … (1,240,192km2) and second largest country in West Africa, while Burkina Faso is the continent’s 28th … Policy considerations (Paris: OECD Sahel and West Africa Club, 2010): http://www.oecd.org/swac/publications/47234320 … http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/west-africa/mali/189-mali-avoiding-escalation- english, accessed … Even prior to Mali’s northern coup crises, West Africa teetered between positive and troubling signs …
desLibris · 15 January 2021 English
Memorandum associations in the mining, oil, and gas of Understanding between UEMOA and sectors in West Africa and was created the International Institute for Sustainable under the aegis of UEMOA in 2015. [ …
ENHANCING WOMEN’S VOICES AND PARTICIPATION IN WEST AFRICA November 26, 2020 BACKGROUND The Intergovernmental … capacity-building support for members of Women in Mining of West Africa (WIMOWA). Specifically, the IGF was called … associations in the mining, oil, and gas sectors in West Africa and was created under the aegis of UEMOA in … using in-depth reports and case studies on West Africa, including court judgments pertaining to women …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 April 2008 English
was to investigate the links between climate change and security in the case of two countries in West Africa: Ghana and Burkina Faso. …
security implications of climate change for West Africa Country case studies of Ghana and Burkina Faso … security implications of climate change for West Africa Country case studies of Ghana and Burkina Faso … security implications of climate change for West Africa: Country case studies of Ghana and Burkina Faso … istic future for two different countries in West Africa as the impacts of climate change gather pace … security implications of climate change for West Africa iii Denmark series-Ghana.qx 4/15/08 4:00 PM …
CUSO · 11 July 2008 English
To accomplishments include: increase the perception of fairness we have •. increased computerization in a to do something about the workload.” country where 90 percent of courts One of the …
Change Supporting Judicial Reform in Ghana, West Africa CUSOccBookletFinal.indd 1 7/11/08 3:04:09 … Change Supporting Judicial Reform in Ghana, West Africa CUSOccBookletFinal.indd 1 7/11/08 3:04:09 … . . . . . . . 1 Reforming a Court System in West Africa Judges Without Borders . . . . . . . . . . … edge of legal thinking and legal innovation in West Africa. An effective justice system is critical for … Ghana ghana’s Gavel Reforming a Court System in West Africa CUSOccBookletFinal.indd 1 7/11/08 3:04:11 …
desLibris · 13 August 2018 English
The the most critical feature underlying the difficulty paper provides the context for the evolution of the of the IGC project is the enigmatic nature of TK approach. [...] Tiered …
pre-contact Akan people of the Asante kingdom70 of West Africa, which is now spread across post-colonial West … continue to be dispersed and diffused across West Africa in particular, the entire African continent … reliable tourist take away from Nigeria and West Africa as a symbol of creative ingenuity and entrepreneurship …
CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 12 June 2013 English
This paper investigates the agenda-setting criteria used by policy entrepreneurs directly involved in the implementation of user-fee abolition or reduction policies for maternal care services in Africa. The study uses …
Factors Influence Health Policy entrepreneurs in West Africa? A. Torbica, M. De Allegri, D. Yugbare Belemsaga … factors influence HealtH Policy entrePreneurs in west africa? www.africaPortal.orG • Discussion PaPer series … capacity to carry out new policy. introDuction In West Africa, women have had to pay for antenatal care consultations … African countries (Gilson and McIntyre, 2005). In West Africa, such policies, in particular for delivery, … factors influence HealtH Policy entrePreneurs in west africa? www.africaPortal.orG • Discussion PaPer series …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 31 January 2011 English
The Internet, mobile communications, and related technologies are significant for global sustainability because they put the power to change the world in the hands of communities, small organizations, voluntary groups, …
Assessment Study Preparing the Ground for the West Africa Internet Governance Forum: A review of Internet … Heather Creech Preparing the Ground for the West Africa Internet Governance Forum: A review of Internet … Preparing the Ground for the West Africa Internet Governance Forum: A review of Internet … (IDRC) and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), and the participation of the following; … West African States (ECOWAS), Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA), West African Internet Governance …
FRI: Farm Radio International English
Project implementation and administration Under the supervision of the Head of Project Implementation and in close collaboration with Country Representatives, Project Officers and Specialty Teams, the SPO will contribute to …
SPO-WA May-2022 Title: Senior Program Officer - West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) Place … dynamic person who will provide leadership in West Africa, in terms of project implementation, including … conservation. Job Description: Senior Program Officer - West Africa (May 2022) 1 Administrative management of contracts … Directly supervise agreed program staff in the West Africa region o Manage the annual Employee Performance … staff Job Description: Senior Program Officer - West Africa (May 2022) 2 o Monitor staff performance and …
Agricultural Policy Research Networks · 27 July 2019 English
it Charted and described the trend in organic agriculture in West Africa; identified the prospects of organic agriculture for West Africa; highlighted the policies on ground Key Words in West African … important prospect of organic living conditions at the start of the project, it can agriculture in West Africa still came from the ICROFS' generally be concluded that the poorer the producers, the report which … of developing more the project’s impact manifested itself in terms of Organic value chains in West Africa. [...] cases of fraudulent use of labeling referring to organic methods." (iv) Challenges of meeting …
Challenges in Development of Organic Agriculture in West Africa pp 1-9 Trends, Prospects and Challenges in Development … Development of Organic Agriculture in West Africa A. O. Onoja Department of Agricultural Economics and … agriculture in West Africa; identified the prospects of organic agriculture for West Africa; highlighted … adoption and expansion of organic agriculture in West Africa. The study utilized mainly secondary data obtained … used in organic agriculture Farming Systems in West Africa. However, between 2006 to 2015 Togo, Senegal …
Agricultural Policy Research Networks · 27 July 2019 English
it Charted and described the trend in organic agriculture in West Africa; identified the prospects of organic agriculture for West Africa; highlighted the policies on ground Key Words in West African … important prospect of organic living conditions at the start of the project, it can agriculture in West Africa still came from the ICROFS' generally be concluded that the poorer the producers, the report which … of developing more the project’s impact manifested itself in terms of Organic value chains in West Africa. [...] cases of fraudulent use of labeling referring to organic methods." (iv) Challenges of meeting …
Challenges in Development of Organic Agriculture in West Africa pp 1-9 Trends, Prospects and Challenges in Development … Development of Organic Agriculture in West Africa A. O. Onoja Department of Agricultural Economics and … agriculture in West Africa; identified the prospects of organic agriculture for West Africa; highlighted … adoption and expansion of organic agriculture in West Africa. The study utilized mainly secondary data obtained … used in organic agriculture Farming Systems in West Africa. However, between 2006 to 2015 Togo, Senegal …