Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Rome — A new FAO publication says carefully tailored policy and institutional changes can help to unlock the livestock sector’s poverty reduction potential. “Although an estimated 750 million poor have a major stake in the livestock sector, only a small minority of them have so far been able to take advantage of the opportunities provided […]
In June 2007, a previously undocumented monkey known locally as “Lesula” was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo. This new species is described as Cercopithecus lomamiensis. (PHOTO ESSAY: New Monkey Species Identified in DR Congo) Cape Town — Scientific journal Plos One has published a paper […]
Abidjan — Researchers from Africa and Brazil’s agricultural sectors are establishing a new partnership to enable the transfer of agricultural technologies, in support of cotton production in Africa. The partnership aims to reinforce scientific cooperation between the agricultural sectors of Africa, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The partnership was formalized in Brasilia, Brazil, last […]
By Melissa Britz Cape Town — Smallholder agriculture has potential not only to alleviate poverty in South Africa, but to spur general economic growth, a major conference on combating poverty and inequality has heard. Given that South Africa’s growth is lagging behind that of many smaller African economies, the potential of small farmers to […]
By Irene Naidoo Durban — There are no records of the existence for approximately half of all the children on the African continent. The births of these children were never registered, meaning the state knows nothing of their existence and are making no provisions for them, says Cornelius Williams, Regional Adviser: Child Protection at […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — Top wheat experts are reporting a breakthrough in their ability to track strains of a deadly, rapidly mutating wheat pathogen called stem rust that threatens wheat fields from East Africa to South Asia. Using data submitted by farmers and scientists, creators of Rust-Tracker, a global cereal rust monitoring system, say they can […]
Walvis Bay, Namibia — Parched and angry, a crowd of women gathers at the water collection point in Walvis Bay. This dusty fishing town on the Atlantic coast is in water crisis mode, again, after massive floods swept away the electrical lines that power the city’s pumps and boreholes. This scene plays out on a […]
How to make positive contribution to peace and stability in Africa tests the sincerity and political wisdom of a country in conducting cooperation with Africa. As good friend, good partner and good brother, China will continue to be committed to improving Africa’s security environment. In recent years, some obvious achievements have been made in the […]
THE government has no plans to evict 48,000 people belonging to the Maasai tribe from Serengeti to pave way for hunting activities by foreigners. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Mr. George Matiku, revealed that there won’t be evictions. The statement was responding to […]
In Ethiopia muscle power is the only option for many farm pumps, but even these can drastically improve farm yields and incomes. Johannesburg — Quietly, a revolution to develop cheap ways to draw water for irrigation is unfolding in small villages and rural regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new three-year study has […]