-2008), we tell the story of this descent into hell from the standpoint of poverty and living standards. In 2008, after five … years of civil war and another episode yet to come (2010-11), extreme 1.25 USD poverty headcount had reached a historical … record in poverty, with northern areas deeply impoverished by the partition …

food crop producers. However, official statistics on poverty suggest that the cotton growing region of Sikasso is among the … detailed analysis of this paradox, the so-called Sikasso paradox. The official statistics on poverty are set out and data and …