August 01, 2014
West Africa: Ebola - Softly, Softly On Bush Meat
Medical teams struggling to curb Ebola in West Africa have been discouraging bush meat consumption, believed to have caused the outbreak, but some rural communities dependent on… Read more »
June 21, 2007
West Africa: Flood Season Starts But Not Where It Should
As seasonal rains start to fall across the Sahel, climatologists warn that the region is entering a cycle of unpredictable heavy rains that could destroy crops and leave thousands… Read more »
May 08, 2007
Nigeria: Who Owns the Land?
Prince Wegwu and his family own land in the Niger Delta with 31 oil wells on it. Oil companies pump out thousands of barrels of oil a day and yet Wegwu says neither he nor his… Read more »
April 25, 2007
Africa: Combustion Or Consumption? Balancing Food And Biofuel Production
As global production of biofuel rapidly expands, experts debate whether burning food to fuel vehicles may divert edible crops into fuel-making and raise prices, especially in… Read more »
April 20, 2007
Malawi: Small Farmers Hit By Changes in the Climate
Small-scale farmers in Malawi are becoming aware that they are bearing the brunt of climate change, which has been adversely affecting productivity, according to a new study by an… Read more »
December 22, 2006
Burkina Faso: Sahelian Cotton Farmers On Their Knees
The head of a delegation from the main cotton buying company in Burkina Faso, Sofitex, recently met with some 200 local farmers under a mango tree in western Burkina Faso to… Read more »
December 14, 2006
Nigeria: Fishing Turns Dangerous
Waibite Amazi, 42, says life was much easier when he was a boy growing up in the 70,000 sq km labyrinth of marshes and mangrove forests in Nigeria's southern delta. Read more »
August 23, 2006
Liberia: UN Vows to Repossess Another Troubled Rubber Plantation
The United Nations on Wednesday vowed to help the government repossess a second rubber plantation occupied by former fighters to assist Liberia in establishing security and shoring… Read more »
August 16, 2006
Liberia: Gov't Reclaims Rubber Plantation From Former Fighters
The Liberian government, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, says it has repossessed Guthrie Rubber Plantation from a band of some 500 ex-rebels who have been illegally tapping… Read more »
August 02, 2006
Zimbabwe: Farmers Feeding Grain Black Market
Inflation is forcing Zimbabwe's new farmers to ignore a government directive that compels them to sell their produce to a centralised grain utility, opting instead to take lower… Read more »
May 29, 2006
Namibia: Govt Grapples With Slow Pace of Land Reform
The Namibian government is considering ways to improve its land-reform programme, which has not only been slow, but has also had a negative impact on agricultural production. Read more »
September 13, 2005
Namibia: Pressure Builds Over Slow Pace of Land Redistribution
Fifteen years after independence Namibians are still grappling with the issue of sustainable and effective land reform in the arid Southern African country. Read more »