Millions in Niger need help to avoid another food crisis, warn UN agencies
20 January 2011 – The United Nations food agencies are urging continued assistance for Niger, where acute malnutrition rates remain high despite a good harvest and millions need help to avoid another...
View ArticleAfrica: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Biotechnology
There are rays of hope as we go towards 2050. The potential for agriculture in Africa is great. African countries can use their own experiences, indigenous knowledge and traditional methods, as well as...
View ArticleIn Africa, a Man Without Job Has no Status
Michael Fleshman For 17 years Peter worked as a machine operator in a South African textile plant. It was not high-paying work, but it paid the bills and kept his family above the poverty line. When he...
View ArticleSomalia on Brink of Humanitarian Disaster Due to Drought, Warns UN expert
2 March 2011 – A United Nations human rights expert today called on the international community to step up efforts to address the impact of the devastating drought in Somalia, warning that the country...
View ArticleIs There Hope for The African Child?
The theme for this year African Child’s Day, was ‘All Together For Actions in Favor of Street Children’. This was targeted at some estimated 30million African street children and was celebrated all...
View ArticleFood Security Concern Grows in Kenya as Farmers Switch from Maize to Coffee
ELDORET, 23 November 2011 (IRIN) – The switch by many farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley province from staple cereals to more profitable coffee is likely to increase the country’s dependence on grain...
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