The Central Sahel region, and more specifically the Liptako Gourma area, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is facing a complex crisis caused by increasing competition for resources; climatic disruption; rapid population growth; high levels of poverty; community tensions; lack of state presence and basic social services; and violence caused by organised crime networks and non-state armed… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/liptako-gourma-region-food-and-agriculture-organization-fao-launched-second-phase-of-response-plan?lang=en