IFPRI Poverty and hunger (MDG1) Countries on track for halving poverty by 2015 Countries on track for halving hunger by 2015 Countries on track for achieving MDG1 Burkina Faso Cameroon** Cape Verde**,*** Central African Rep.** Ethiopia Guinea*,** Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mali Morocco* Senegal Swaziland**,*** Uganda* EA Region LI-2 Algeria*** Angola**,*** Benin*,** Botswana**,*** Burundi Equatorial Guinea**,*** Gambia, The** Guinea Bissau** Mozambique** Namibia**,*** Sao Tome & Principe**,*** Tunisia Egypt*,** Ghana** Mauritania** NA Region*,** Yet northern Africa only region to possibly meet both 14 on track for halving poverty 12 on track for halving hunger Majority of these countries are in West Africa (5 for poverty, and 4 for hunger)
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