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."
By Wendy Atkins Technological innovation, especially in mobile, will be critical to improving agricultural productivity, but R&D funding must be ramped up after years of neglect When Ismail Serageldin, director of the Library of Alexandria, told the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that global population growth meant food production would have to increase by 70 […]
By Isolda Agazzi Geneva — Organizers of this year’s World Toilet Day, which falls on Nov. 19, are using the slogan ‘I give a shit – do you?’ to break the silence around the crucial issue of sanitation and remind the international community that 2.5 billion people around the world don’t have access to […]
Caribbean ministers at the United Nations General Assembly today called on Member States to pay attention to the devastating effects of climate change on the world’s most vulnerable populations, and urged greater international cooperation to achieve a common UN-sponsored climate agreement. “Inaction or inadequate action is inexcusable and morally indefensible, given the level of certainty […]
By John Mbalamwezi Dar es Salaam — World Bank has warned on an increasing number of pre-mature deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of indoor air pollution and other associated health complications. According to the World Bank, between the year 2000 and 2030, a total of 8.1 million premature deaths will occur among […]
By Shehu Abubakar Nigeria is to rebound as a leading producer of groundnuts in Africa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina said at an international gathering of agricultural researchers and policy makers in Patancheru, India. The minister said in a keynote address at the 40th anniversary of International Crops Research […]
By Hans Awude As climate change makes agricultural employment increasingly precarious, trade unions could have a big role to play. With climate change increasingly altering weather patterns and environments, it is likely that developing countries, those who have contributed the least to the problem, will suffer its worst impacts. Agriculture in particular will be […]
By Mercy Adhiambo Nairobi — Human activities like agriculture and urbanization can lead to the destruction of coral reefs and make their recovery and management difficult, according to research undertaken along the Kenyan coast. These activities increase the rate at which microbes – microscopic plants and animals such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, as […]
By Hans Awude As climate change makes agricultural employment increasingly precarious, trade unions could have a big role to play. With climate change increasingly altering weather patterns and environments, it is likely that developing countries, those who have contributed the least to the problem, will suffer its worst impacts. Agriculture in particular will be […]
By Judd-Leonard Okafor A revised national plan targeting possible development of HIV vaccine Tuesday came into effect, nearly 13 years after it buckled under financial and administrative challenges. The National HIV Vaccine Plan, developed by National Agency for Control of AIDS and its partners–US Department of Defence and SI Consulting–hopes to bring the country […]
By Mercy Adhiambo Nairobi — Human activities like agriculture and urbanization can lead to the destruction of coral reefs and make their recovery and management difficult, according to research undertaken along the Kenyan coast. These activities increase the rate at which microbes – microscopic plants and animals such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, as […]