Africa Agriculture Status Report Examines Africa’s Progress on Food and Nutritional Security
As set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG2), the journey towards food and nutritional security for Africa has a clear destination – zero hunger. The target is to ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food for all people by 2030. The report charts a roadmap to get to the goal faster while adapting […]
How Namibia’s Elephant Population Adjusted to the Desert
They are one of only two populations of desert-adapted elephants in the world and to survive in this harsh environment, they have developed unique traits. Their larger feet enable them to move more easily across soft sandy terrain. Their feet also serve as a useful tool, along with their trunks, to find water deep beneath […]
The Somali Government Wants to Curtail the Coverage of Terrorism
At least 10 news websites and one television station have been banned from covering terrorist group Al Shabaab, with telcos also mandated to play a part in stamping out insecurity. The information ministry issued a directive warning news outlets that “dissemination of extremism ideology messages both from traditional media broadcasts and social media is forbidden.” […]
The Price of Coconut in Zanzibar has Shot Up
The current price of this precious commodity is now selling at $0.64-0.86 in the Unguja commodity market depending on size and retail location, causing a panic amongst the region’s residents. The archipelago’s Minister for Agriculture Shamata Shaame Khamis has noted that the inflation of the price of coconut was brought about by furniture makers, cutting […]
Uganda School Makes Country Proud
The headteacher of a Ugandan school which is among the winners of the World’s Best School prize for overcoming adversity has told the BBC the award made the school feel “proud and humbled”. “We are really over the moon and we feel so incredibly proud and humbled to be one of the winners,” said Odong […]
