Africa: Oxfam calls for improvement of women’s access to land
African women have little or no access to land and the means of production, a report released by Oxfam on inequality said on Monday. A […]
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Climate Change: Hungry people in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 10%
The United Nations on Thursday said the number of hungry people in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 10 percent to 224 million in 2016 due to […]
Drought worsening hunger in East Africa, FAO warns
The third consecutive failed rainy season in East Africa has seriously eroded families’ resilience, and urgent and effective livelihood support is required, the UN agricultural […]
Zimbabwe issues $50mln treasury bond to finance irrigation
Zimbabwe’s government plans to issue a three-year $50 million bond to finance irrigation infrastructure in the Southern African nation, the state-run Herald newspaper reported. “The […]
Fisheries, a Lever for Growth in Africa
Participants at a high level side event in the Moroccan COP22 pavilion highlighted the potential of the maritime sector and fisheries in particular in boosting […]
Sierra Leone: 12,000 Ebola Orphans Threatened by Hunger
British charity ‘Street Child’ on Monday said thousands of Ebola orphans and teenage mothers in charge of households in Sierra Leone are struggling to feed […]
Southern Madagascar Suffers from Severe Drought
Southern Madagascar has been suffering from a severe drought for almost a year that severely impacted agricultural activities. The government of the Indian Ocean Island […]
Tanzania: 40% drop in cashew harvest due to poor rains
Cashew nut output in Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest producer, could decline by 40 percent this year as poor rains in major growing areas hurt harvests in […]
Somalia to resumet livestock exportation to Egypt
An agreement on the resumption of Somalian livestock exports to Egypt has been reached recently between the two governments which also decided to bolster exchanges […]
Ebola : WB Forecasts over $32 Billion in Economic Loss by End of 2015
A new WB study revealed on Wednesday that if the Ebola epidemic lasts longer and spreads to other countries in West Africa, it will entail […]