Technical support from Benin and Cote d’Ivoire helps Congolese food processors enhance the quality of cassava-based products — At Bouansa, a busy intersection on the highway linking Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, a new product is available on roadside stalls. Packaged in bags of about 1 kg, gari — a toasted cassava flour — is being sold to passers-by. ‘Gari’ originates from West Africa. The product is fast making…

WFP is responding to the worst flooding along the Ubangi river since 1999, with 50,000 displaced — “We need help, now. We have been flooded out of our homes!” As soon as I step out of the boat, Jean-Rivel, an energetic elder, greets me with a torrent of information about the disaster that has just hit his community. …

A hardy root crop that is a staple of Central African cuisine could hold the key to feeding a nation — “Cassava is the main dish for the people of Congo, everyone in Congo eats cassava,” says Brigitte, a chikwangue vendor in the southern town of Loudima. Chikwangue, a ubiquitous street food, is a fermented cassava loaf wrapped in leaves. “Without cassava we cannot eat well,” she adds. It’s no wonder…

New investors, family farmers and the changing face of agriculture in Congo — Call it a paradox. The Republic of Congo, a central African nation of 4 million, is blessed with abundant land, plenty of rain and sunshine, and relatively good infrastructure. Yet the Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the nation relies on imports for 80 per cent of its food. …

Life will never be the same for communities in Central Africa — “Everything has changed,” says the elder in a deliberate, clear voice. “We used to understand the weather. Not anymore.” A member of one of Congo’s indigenous communities, she and thousands of others in the remote and forested north are experiencing the impacts of a changing climate.

À l’école d’Ekiembe, située dans le département de la Cuvette au Congo, les parents d’élèves se mobilisent pour nourrir leurs enfants. Ces aliments sont cultivés localement et apportent ainsi de la diversité aux repas. — par Benoît Lognoné M. Martial Mbongopassi, Directeur de l’école d’Ekiembe nous parle des repas : « Les parents amènent la « brède » (feuille de manioc), les tomates et les oignons. Lorsque c’est la saison, les enfants, eux, apportent des oranges à l’école. Après le repas, ils prennent maintenant un…

Looking back at using advanced analytics for flood response in Congo — Each year, flooding affects thousands of people in Congo, a Central African nation of four million people. In order to boost national flood response efforts, the government, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Cloud to Street — a data startup — recently piloted an analytics-heavy flood monitoring system. WFP’s Innovation…

How optical character recognition and messaging apps could help fight malnutrition in Congo — Getting nutrition data from the Republic of Congo’s remote health centers is a notorious headache. Health workers fill out log books by hand on a day-to-day basis. Once a month, they compile a report that is sent to a district officer, by whatever means of transportation is available. The district…

Avec une nouvelle enveloppe de 500 000 euros, l’Union européenne renouvelle son aide humanitaire en faveur des populations déplacées du Pool. Le PAM vous propose, à travers ce récit, de partir à la rencontre des bénéficiaires et de celles et ceux, qui s’investissent au quotidien auprès des populations dans le…