The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent forced departure of both the President and Prime Minister on Tuesday, by the leader of last August’s military coup.
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Women are the main producers of food in Africa but continue to have problems accessing land that is typically owned by men; that’s according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
On Wednesday, the UN agency is launching a partnership with ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, which is focusing on addressing gender disparities in the agriculture sector.
Tacko Ndiaye is a senior gender officer at FAO based in Accra, Ghana.
