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Eight million pEoplE in northErn nigEria facing acutE food insEcurity

T he October 2016 analysis of the Cadre harmonisé1 expands its

coverage to include for the first time 16 out of 36 states, almost half of Nigeria. In these states, some eight million people are currently facing acute food insecurity (phases  3-5, October-December 2016). Due to the Boko Haram insurgency and massive population displacement, the three northeastern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have

1 West African tool to analyse and identify areas and amount of people at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.

reached extremely high levels of food insecurity (Maps & Facts no 44). While humanitarian access is improving, the situation remains particularly worrisome in the state of Borno, where nearly 60% of the population (3.3 million people) are still facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5), including 55 000 people threatened by famine (phase 5). If no appro-priate measures are being taken, the current food and nutrition situation

is likely to get worse during the next lean season in June-August 2017. By then, the Cadre harmonisé projec-tions indicate that the number of severely food insecure people in the 16 analysed states could reach 8 to 10 million people. Analytical tools, data collection methods and training for local administrations need to be further developed in order to fine-tune and expand the analysis of the Cadre harmonisé to all parts of Nigeria.

Source: Cadre harmonisé, national analysis, October 2016. © Agrhymet/CILSS

FCT

Adamawa

BornoYobe

GombeBauchi

Taraba

Jigawa

Kano

Kaduna

KatsinaZamfara

Plateau

Niger

Kebbi

Sokoto

Oyo

Ogun

Lagos

OsunEkiti

Kwara

KogiBenue

Nassarawa

Cross River

Ebonyi

ImoAbia

OndoEdo

Delta

Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom

Anambra

Enugu

Lake Chad

FCT

Adamawa

BornoYobe

GombeBauchi

Taraba

Jigawa

Kano

Kaduna

Katsina

Zamfara

Plateau

Niger

Kebbi

Sokoto

Oyo

Ogun

Lagos

OsunEkiti

Kwara

KogiBenue

Nassarawa

Cross River

Ebonyi

ImoAbia

OndoEdo

Delta

Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom

Anambra

Enugu

Lake Chad

Phases of food insecurity

June-August 2017October-December 2016

Phase 1: Minimal Phase 2: Stressed Phase 3: Crisis Phase 4: Emergency Phase 5: Famine Not analysed

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PRESS FREEDOM IN WEST AFRICA: GHANA BEST

West Africa is making mixed progress on press freedom, access to information

and the development of a pluralistic media landscape. According to the World Press Freedom Index 2018, which ranks 180 countries worldwide, the level of media freedom was categorised as “fairly good” in three West African countries, namely Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Ghana. These countries achieved better or similar scores than many OECD member countries. Senegal might soon join this group. It improved its score by eight positions and enjoys a diverse media landscape. A new era for freedom of expression is finally emerging in Gambia, one year a� er President Yahya Jammeh was forced to step down a� er

22 years of authoritarian rule. Journalists there are no longer executed, new private broadcast and online media outlets have been launched and the government is working on reforming the legal frameworks guaranteeing freedom of expression and access to information. At the index’s bottom end, Chad, Mali and Nigeria still face serious challenges related to the safety of journalists and censorship. Abductions, arbitrary detentions, the closure of radio stations and Internet restrictions continue to hinder the freedom of expression and the public’s right to information in these countries. Moreover, media freedom has declined dramatically in Mauritania, which dropped from position 55 to 72, a� er several years of progress.

RANK OUT OF 180 COUNTRIES (2018)

Ghana 23Cabo Verde 29Burkina Faso 41Senegal 50Niger 63Mauritania 72Sierra Leone 79Côte d’Ivoire 82Guinea-Bissau 83Benin 84Togo 86Liberia 89Guinea 104Mali 115Nigeria 119Gambia 122Chad 123

Source: 2018 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters without Borders

MaliNiger

NigeriaBenin

TogoGhana

Burkina Faso

Senegal

Gambia

Cabo Verde

Côte d’Ivoire

Guinea

Liberia

Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau

Chad

Mauritania (72)

(79)

(89)

(29)

-2-17

(122)

(83)

(115)(63)

(119)

(123)

(84)

(86)

(23)

(41)

(82)

(104)

+3

+21

-2

-1

+1

-3

+6

-6

-6

-2+8(50)

+3

good fairly good problematic

Level of press freedom

bad very bad

+5

+1

Rank 2018

Positive trend (∆ 2017) Negative trend (∆ 2017) Same score (2017)(x)

n°32March 2016Maps & facts ClubSAHEL AND

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No 45, November 2016

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Eight million pEoplE in northErn nigEria facing acutE food insEcurity

T he October 2016 analysis of the Cadre harmonisé1 expands its

coverage to include for the first time 16 out of 36 states, almost half of Nigeria. In these states, some eight million people are currently facing acute food insecurity (phases  3-5, October-December 2016). Due to the Boko Haram insurgency and massive population displacement, the three northeastern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have

1 West African tool to analyse and identify areas and amount of people at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.

reached extremely high levels of food insecurity (Maps & Facts no 44). While humanitarian access is improving, the situation remains particularly worrisome in the state of Borno, where nearly 60% of the population (3.3 million people) are still facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5), including 55 000 people threatened by famine (phase 5). If no appro-priate measures are being taken, the current food and nutrition situation

is likely to get worse during the next lean season in June-August 2017. By then, the Cadre harmonisé projec-tions indicate that the number of severely food insecure people in the 16 analysed states could reach 8 to 10 million people. Analytical tools, data collection methods and training for local administrations need to be further developed in order to fine-tune and expand the analysis of the Cadre harmonisé to all parts of Nigeria.

Source: Cadre harmonisé, national analysis, October 2016. © Agrhymet/CILSS

FCT

Adamawa

BornoYobe

GombeBauchi

Taraba

Jigawa

Kano

Kaduna

KatsinaZamfara

Plateau

Niger

Kebbi

Sokoto

Oyo

Ogun

Lagos

OsunEkiti

Kwara

KogiBenue

Nassarawa

Cross River

Ebonyi

ImoAbia

OndoEdo

Delta

Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom

Anambra

Enugu

Lake Chad

FCT

Adamawa

BornoYobe

GombeBauchi

Taraba

Jigawa

Kano

Kaduna

Katsina

Zamfara

Plateau

Niger

Kebbi

Sokoto

Oyo

Ogun

Lagos

OsunEkiti

Kwara

KogiBenue

Nassarawa

Cross River

Ebonyi

ImoAbia

OndoEdo

Delta

Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom

Anambra

Enugu

Lake Chad

Phases of food insecurity

June-August 2017October-December 2016

Phase 1: Minimal Phase 2: Stressed Phase 3: Crisis Phase 4: Emergency Phase 5: Famine Not analysed

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LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST : LE GHANA EN TÊTE

La liberté de la presse, l’accès à l’information et la pluralité du paysage

médiatique avancent à plusieurs vitesses en Afrique de l’Ouest. Selon le classement mondial de la liberté de la presse 2018 comprenant 180 pays, le niveau de liberté de la presse est qualifié de « plutôt bon » dans trois pays ouest-africains, le Burkina Faso, le Cabo Verde et le Ghana. Ces pays ont atteint des résultats similaires ou meilleurs que ceux de nombreux pays membres de l’OCDE. Le Sénégal devrait bientôt rejoindre ce groupe. Il a gagné huit places au classement et bénéficie d’un paysage médiatique pluriel. Une nouvelle ère pour la liberté d’expression arrive finalement en Gambie, un an après le retrait du président Yahya Jammeh qui a mis un terme à 22 ans

de régime autoritaire. Les journalistes ne sont désormais plus exécutés ; de nouvelles chaînes privées et de nouveaux médias en ligne se sont créés et le gouvernement travaille à une réforme de la législation pour garantir la liberté d’expression et l’accès à l’information. En queue de classement, le Mali, le Nigéria et le Tchad font toujours face à des di� icultés liées à la sécurité des journalistes et à la censure. De nombreux cas d’enlèvements, de détentions arbitraires, de fermeture de stations de radio ainsi que des restrictions d’accès aux contenus Internet ont été rapportés dans ces pays. La liberté de la presse a par ailleurs diminué de façon spectaculaire en Mauritanie qui passe de la 55e à la 72e place, après plusieurs années de progrès.

CLASSEMENT PARMI 180 PAYS (2018)

Ghana 23Cabo Verde 29Burkina Faso 41Sénégal 50Niger 63Mauritanie 72Sierra Leone 79Côte d’Ivoire 82Guinée-Bissau 83Bénin 84Togo 86Libéria 89Guinée 104Mali 115Nigéria 119Gambie 122Tchad 123

Source : Classement mondial de la liberté de la presse 2018, Reporters sans frontières

MaliNiger

NigériaBénin

TogoGhana

Burkina Faso

Sénégal

Gambie

Cabo Verde

Côte d’Ivoire

Guinée

Libéria

Sierra Leone

Guinée-Bissau

Tchad

Mauritanie (72)

(79)

(89)

(29)

-2-17

(122)

(83)

(115)(63)

(119)

(123)

(84)

(86)

(23)

(41)

(82)

(104)

+3

+21

-2

-1

+1

-3

+6

-6

-6

-2+8(50)

+3

Bon Plutôt bon Préoccupant

Niveau de liberté de la presse

Mauvais Très mauvais

+5

+1

Position 2018

Évolution positive (∆ 2017) Évolution négative (∆ 2017) Score identique (2017)(x)