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In their design and formulation, policy documents are generally limited to the macro level (entire country); they set out regional differences without explicitly highlighting the intraregional mechanisms at play. It is necessary to understand these interregional inequalities, but also to shed light

The large share of children, teenagers, and young people within the Burkinabe population requires strong actions and considerable investments now to offer this segment of the population life skills (knowledge, soft skills, and know-how), through quality education and training, in order to benefit

With the Multidimensional Inequality Framework and the capabilities approach as its theoretical underpinning, this research shows that strong similarities in the expressions of inequalities exist in different domains of life in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Inequalities depending on

Reducing economic and social inequalities in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Senegal requires a set of policies clearly focused on the most remote areas of these countries and the particular challenges facing women, young people, and minority groups. New research on inequalities across six

With 1.9 billion inhabitants – almost a quarter of the global population – South Asia is the world’s most populous region. Over the past few decades, South Asian countries have experienced rapid growth, enabling 320 million people to rise out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2015. As defined in

Improving access to maternal health services is a critical policy concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where maternal mortality rates remain very high, particularly so among the poorest segments of society. Hence, following the global call to reduce maternal mortality embedded in the

Sub-Saharan African countries have been experiencing a persistently high level of inequality in access to healthcare services. Following the global call to eliminate health inequalities worldwide, different investments in health policies towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) have been made in

Like many countries, Burkina Faso is confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic. This health crisis has had a major impact on household income. In response, social support measures have been taken, such as free water at the city's standpipes.  © AFD2020

As a priority area for French development policy, the Sahel is faced with a diverse array of security, climate, economic, social and political challenges. The countries in the region (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Chad) also possess

The urban fabric initiative brings out and supports small or temporary micro-projects, carried by the inhabitants and quickly implemented, on the sites of urban projects financed in parallel by the Agency. ©AFD2020