UN agencies warns that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of the country. Read more »
Head of UN mission in the country David Shearer says the government is blocking aid by delaying paperwork that allows agencies to distribute relief items. Read more »
The UN and other charity organizations have warned that the country is at risk of another deadly famine, six years after the last killed 250,000 people. Read more »
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have started an investigation into the alleged import of Garri from India which is unregistered by authorities. Read more »
The worst affected by the current drought are the elderly, sick, children under five and mothers. The government allocated U.S.$52 million in the first stage of interventions that ... Read more »
The tropical storm left a trail of destruction in its path as it hit the southern district of Tsholotsho leaving at least 50 families stranded, reports say. Read more »
Business mogul Aliko Dangote has said that at least 15,000 farmers will benefit from the first phase of his rice growing and processing project in Goronyo town, Sokoto State. Read more »
We're under attack by an army of worms and the invasion poses a major threat to our food security. The Fall armyworm is adding to the devastation already caused by the native ... Read more »
President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned distributors of relief food, that they will be punished if they're found taking advantage of the situation to enrich themselves. Read more »
The charcoal, called biochar, could remove organic, some inorganic, and microbiological contaminants from water, experts say. Read more »
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