The armed conflict in Tigray in northern Ethiopia not only disrupted lives but also shattered access to vital services – from healthcare and education to food and clean water.

In Niger’s Dosso Region, farmers are using solar-powered irrigation systems to boost agricultural productivity.

From Afghanistan to Yemen, millions of people face challenges linked to conflict, crisis and lack of access to critical goods and services.

In western Kenya, a cash transfer programme is helping a devastated community rebuild.

Feeder roads are helping improve living standards for more than 1.2 million women, men and children in the country's Greater Bahr El Ghazal region.

Rice is an important staple food throughout Ghana. But current rice production can't meet the high – and growing – demand, forcing the country to rely heavily on imported rice.

Since 2017, a wave of violence has interrupted education, destroyed crops and public infrastructure, impacted livelihoods and forced people to flee their homes in northern Mozambique.

Displacement due to conflict is on the rise. In the Central African Republic, the government, UNOPS and the World Bank worked together to support communities impacted by conflict – read how in the third of a three-part series.

Decades of instability have caused untold suffering for people across the Central African Republic.

Better access to clean drinking water is helping to improve health in rural Cameroon.

Women play a key role in producing food, generating income, and fuelling local and global economies in rural areas.

Niger is dependent on its road network to connect communities and to support economic activity. But poor road conditions make travel difficult, slow and dangerous.