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Un berger conduisant son troupeau au Sénégal, photographie par Sylvain

Senegal

Senegal is unique in that it is the westernmost point of the African continent, located at the tip of the Almadies in Dakar, the country's capital. Both in urban and rural areas, land in this small country is highly coveted by domestic
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Niger

At 1,267,000 km², Niger is the largest country in West Africa. However, as two thirds of its territory lies in the Sahara Desert, farming is only possible in a strip corresponding to the southern third of the country. Desertification
Ricefields, Tarapoto, Peru, photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR 2017, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license

Peru

Peru is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Located in western South America, its diversity of ecosystems is created by the coastline facing the Pacific Ocean, the Andes mountains, and the Amazonian rainforest. All that
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Côte d'Ivoire

In Côte d'Ivoire, land issues are crucial for agricultural development, social peace and the legitimacy of political authorities. From 1960 to 1980, the country experienced strong economic growth due to the strength of the agricultural
Community Farming in Gao, Mali, 2017

Mali

Mali is a landlocked country in the heart of the Sahel that faces land related tensions, food insecurity and severe security challenges despite the 2015 peace agreement. Agriculture accounts for 39% of the national GDP and Mali’s main
Shifting cultivation in forested area. Photo by Axel Fassio, CIFOR, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC has been described as “a rich country of poor people”. It covers an area of 2,345,410 km². It has a population of some 89 million people and a surface area equivalent to that of Western Europe. It is the largest country by area
Aftermath of civil war. Photo by JBDodane via Flikr (CC BY-ND 2.0).jpg

Angola

Angola is the third-largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of 32 million people. The capital city Luanda has a population of over 8 million people and is the fifth-largest city in Africa.  Angola is still struggling to
Kazakhstan, photo by Ewan McIntosh, Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world by land size (2.725 million km², including areas of land and water). Economically, Kazakhstan has achieved the most comprehensive transition of post-Soviet Central Asian states from a
Argentina, Humahuaca

Argentina

Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world with a mainland area that covers more than 2.7 million km2. It has a population of 44 million people out of which 90% live in urban areas. Argentina is considered a middle emerging
Mopani coppermine Photo by PhotoSmith2011 (CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Zambia

Zambia is a former British Colony which obtained independence in 1964. Heavily dependent on revenues from copper and cobalt mining, the economy has been vulnerable to the rise and fall of commodity prices throughout the 20th and 21st
Ouagadougou, photographie par Thierry Draus, Certains droits réservés

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa whose economy is heavily dependent on the primary sector. Cotton production traditionally represented the country's economic engine, but the sector has been in some decline in recent
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Mozambique

Mozambique continues to struggle with the complex legacies of conflict stemming from a bitter anti-colonial war, followed by decades of civil strife and the current armed insurgency in Cabo Delgado. Mozambique is a fertile and mineral