September 21
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Rate Dips, but Nigerians Still Feel the Pinch
The high inflation rate in Nigeria dropped slightly in August, but a decline in the value of the nairia and a continued increase in fuel prices are eroding the slight gains and… Read more »
September 19
Malawi: Fresh Hope Grows for Malawi Banana Farmers After Virus Attack
Banana farmers in Malawi are beginning to recover from over a decade of economic hardship after the banana bunchy top virus, or BBTV, wiped out local banana varieties. Read more »
September 16
Zambia: Electricity in Short Supply As Zambia Deals With Drought-Driven Energy Crisis
As Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years, businesses and households are going for days without electricity. Experts say the severe energy crisis could worsen Zambia 's… Read more »
September 12
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Proposes Culling Elephants to Address Food Shortages, Reduce Effects of Drought
Zimbabwe's government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and reduce the effects of an El Nino-induced drought. Read more »
September 03
Kenya: Portable Pasteurizer Keeps Milk Disease-Free for Kenyan, Rwandan Dairy Farmers
Kenyan officials have long pushed for milk to be pasteurized before it reaches the marketplace, but much of the milk sold is not pasteurized because small-scale vendors and… Read more »
August 29
Sudan: More Food, Other Relief Reaching Millions of Famished Sudanese
Breakthroughs providing for greater humanitarian access that were achieved in the first round of U.S.-mediated peace talks on Sudan are holding and expanding, the United States'… Read more »
August 28
Africa: Different Policies Needed If African Food Processing Industry to Grow - Experts
Demand for processed food is on the rise in Africa as the population grows, according to a 63-page report from a group of food experts known as the Malabo Montpellier Panel. Read more »
August 22
Namibia: New EU Deforestation Regulations a Challenge for Namibian Farmers
Namibia's minister of agriculture has urged farmers in the Southern African country to look at alternative markets for its charcoal and beef products since the European Union, one… Read more »
August 21
Sudan: WFP Trucks Enter Sudan's Darfur Region
World Food Program trucks carrying urgently needed food and nutrition supplies have entered Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations agency said Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys Armed Rangers to Protect Farmers
As attacks on farmers intensified across Nigeria, Fatima Bello from Sokoto abandoned dry season farming. Read more »
August 07
Nigeria: Malnutrition Surging in Nigeria's Bauchi State, Aid Group Says
Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, says it recorded an alarming 23,000 cases of severe malnutrition in Nigeria's Bauchi state between January and June… Read more »
July 17
Sudan: Hunger Drives Starving Sudanese to Seek Refuge Abroad
Hunger and looming famine are driving a growing number of people to flee war-torn Sudan in search of refuge in neighboring countries, according to World Health Organization… Read more »
July 09
Nigeria: Nigeria's Bushmeat Consumption Comes Under Scrutiny
In Nigeria, bushmeat is more than just food, it's a culinary tradition and a trade. Despite the risk of zoonotic diseases like Ebola and Lassa fever, 45% of the country consumes… Read more »
July 05
Africa: UN, AU Urge African Countries to Invest in Disaster Insurance
The U.N. and the African Union are urging countries on the continent to invest in natural disaster insurance because conditions like droughts, cyclones, diseases and floods are… Read more »
June 27
Sudan: Sudan Experiencing Unprecedented Hunger, Food Security Experts Say
A new U.N.-backed report says hunger in war-torn Sudan is at unprecedented levels, with more than 25 million people experiencing emergency levels of hunger, 755,000 in catastrophic… Read more »
June 14
Southern Africa: 60 Million People in Southern Africa Food Insecure - UN
The U.N. says an estimated 60 million people in southern Africa are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought -- and the problem is not only in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe,… Read more »
June 06
Africa: AU, ILRI Collaborate to Make Informal Food Markets in Africa Safer
An estimated 70 percent of Africa's urban households buy food from informal sources, such as street vendors, kiosks, and traditional market sellers, recent studies have found. Read more »
Africa: 1 in 4 Young Children Lives in Severe Food Poverty - Unicef
One in four children under age 5 around the world is experiencing severe food poverty and is vulnerable to life-threatening malnutrition, according to a UNICEF report released… Read more »
May 21
Southern Africa: Southern Africa Seeks $5.5b in Aid to Fight El Nino Effects
Southern African leaders have launched a $5.5 billion humanitarian aid appeal as the region faces acute grain shortages due to El Nino-induced droughts. Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Sudanese Farmers Strive for Food Sufficiency As Conflict Rages
Today marks one year since the war between Sudan's army and its paramilitary wing, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), began. The war has created widespread hunger, as fields lay… Read more »
April 12
East Africa: Will Donors Help Prevent Famine At Sudan Support Conference?
Humanitarians said an international support conference next week for Sudan must be a success, as 18 million Sudanese face crisis levels of hunger while funding for lifesaving… Read more »
April 03
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Appeals for $2 Billion to Avert Food Insecurity
Zimbabwe appealed to the United Nations, aid agencies and individuals on Wednesday for $2 billion to avert food insecurity caused by an El Nino-induced drought. Read more »
March 20
Sudan: Sudan Could Become World's Largest Hunger Crisis - UN
U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity -- and tens of thousands… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Russia Donates Fertilizer, Grain to Zimbabwe
Russia donated 25,000 tons of grain and 23,000 tons of fertilizer to Zimbabwe to help combat the effects of El Nino-induced drought, which has dwindled crop yields in most parts of… Read more »
March 06
Africa: African Seed Trade Members Meet to Boost Seed Adoption, Distribution
More than 350 delegates from governments, research institutions and seed production companies are gathering in Kenya this week to address challenges in getting good-quality seeds… Read more »