African Diplomats called for Congress to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another 15 years. Read more »

A new study by the World Food Programme and Swaziland's government has revealed that the country's reliance on international donors hasn't helped avert the reality of chronic food ... Read more »

According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation has risen from 3.6 percent in June to 5.1 percent in July. Drought led to a reduction in food supplies and an increase in prices. Read more »

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published the first installment in a new series which presents key data on government commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition ... Read more »

A team of researchers has developed a computer model that uses over two decades of satellite observations and climatic forecasts to predict global crop failures months before ... Read more »

President Paul Kagame has again denied that his country supports the DR Congo's M23 rebels via a Twitter response to celebrity activist Mia Farrow who quoted a damning report from ... Read more »

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed the country's vice president and all members of the Cabinet, amid rising internal tensions as well as ongoing disputes ... Read more »

A new World Bank report lays out ten steps needed to improve land governance for ending poverty, food insecurity and boosting shared prosperity in Africa. Read more »

As the government continues with oil exploration plans on Lake Malawi in the hope of boosting mining, fishing communities around the lake are wary of a potential threat to their ... Read more »

A new study finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to climate change that planned hydroelectric projects to boost energy and food production may only ... Read more »