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NAIROBI, 13 May 2025 — In a sunlit hall on the campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), voices rose—passionate and resolute. They came from Mali, Cameroon, Togo, Sudan, India, and Mongolia. Their common cause? A livestock disease often overlooked, yet silently devastating the livelihoods of pastoral communities: Peste des Petits Ruminants, or PPR. […]
A top livestock health problem in Africa that touches the lives of millions of people relying on small ruminants for income and food security is the battle against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), affecting small ruminants. Sheep and goats are important in Central Africa, where a diversity of animal species-from cattle to camels, aquatic animals […]
Libreville, Gabon – 19 February 2025 At the official opening of the PPR Awareness Meeting in Libreville, Dr. Huyam Salih announced a bold new initiative to combat Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and other transboundary animal diseases in Central Africa. She highlighted that AU-IBAR has established the Regional Animal Health Centre for Central Africa (RAHC-CA) […]
L’élevage est au cœur du développement économique et social en Afrique. En particulier, les petits ruminants (ovins et caprins) jouent un rôle essentiel dans les moyens de subsistance des populations rurales, notamment au Tchad, où ils constituent une source de revenus, de sécurité alimentaire et de résilience face aux aléas climatiques. Cependant, ce secteur crucial […]
Niger is scaling up its efforts to improve animal health and strengthen its livestock sector with a large-scale free vaccination campaign. Officially launched on Tuesday in Korankassa Peulh by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Mahamane Elhadj Ousmane, this initiative underscores the government’s commitment to a critical sector for the country’s economy and food security. […]
