Population growth will worsen Niger’s food insecurity

Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world, but at the edge of the Sahara desert, food production has limits

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Containing Africa’s armyworm invasion will be complex

Fall armyworm has spread throughout Africa, decimating crops; the lack of simple solutions poses long-term challenges

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Saudi-Emirati forces have entered Yemen's Mahra province, which borders Oman, in search of smuggled Iranian weapons

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As the gap between humanitarian needs and funding widens, unimplemented reform pledges mean unrealised efficiency gains

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Aid agencies have stressed resilience as an approach to addressing food security risks, as needs grow in East Africa

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Niger's population is set to double by 2035, at a time when climate change could reduce arable land

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New projects will help boost growth in 2017-18, but long-term finance and debt concerns will persist

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Longstanding leaders stepping down, growing instability and democratic backsliding mar the region's outlook

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Recent attacks by al-Shabaab will not sidetrack long-term plans to withdraw AMISOM troops and boost domestic forces

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Despite recent progress in providing food relief and aid, Boko Haram attacks persist and regional insecurity may worsen

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