September 18, 2020
West Africa: Feeding The Future With Homegrown Cassava, Rice
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is celebrating a decade of its Feed the Future campaign, which enables partner organisations to target the root causes of… Read more »
July 02, 2020
Kenya: The Borehole That Transformed Lives of Turkana's Desert Farmers
Launched in 2014, Natiira Ateni Self Help Group is located in Turkana County, more than 700 kilometres north of Nairobi, Kenya's capital. Natiira Ateni is a phrase in the… Read more »
May 18, 2020
Africa: Inadequate Diets Are Making Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19
AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Dr Jane Battersby, an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town's African Centre for Cities, on the need to address malnutrition in… Read more »
Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report
There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition - and 27 of them are in Africa. Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: Food Crisis Looms Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently released a report, warning of potential doubling in the number of people that would face food insecurity due to the ongoing… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?
Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »
Africa: Using Digital Innovation to Boost Africa's Smallholder Farmers #AGRF2019
The African Green Revolution Forum is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward. Read more »
August 22, 2019
Africa: How Stunting Robs Economies of Potential Development
According to the World Health Organisation's Global Nutrition Targets 2025 report, the global prevalence of childhood stunting and the total number of stunted children less than 5… Read more »
May 22, 2019
East Africa: Marine-Based 'Blue Economies' Offer Massive Potential
Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.S. $20.8 billion a year for the… Read more »
April 23, 2018
Africa: 'You're Miserable. You're Beyond Miserable.' - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Having Malaria
For millions of Africans, malaria is a debilitating disease which repeatedly disrupts their lives and their productivity, leaving them "miserable, beyond miserable" every time it… Read more »
March 08, 2018
Africa: Time Is Now To Scale Up Women's Rights And Nutrition Activism In Africa
Op-ed by Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of IPU, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD Agency and Nahas Angula, former Prime Minister of Namibia and Convener of the Namibia Alliance… Read more »
December 19, 2017
Congo-Kinshasa: Shortages Force Slashing of Food Rations in Kasai
Food shortages have forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to slash food rations in the conflict-ridden DR Congo province of Kasai, where more than three-quarters of a million… Read more »
November 23, 2017
Southern Africa: Graca Machel Urges Better Nutrition for Mothers, Children
One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa
Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »
February 14, 2017
Africa: Poverty is Sexist, Bill and Melinda Gates Say in Annual Letter
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Bill and… Read more »
September 07, 2016
Africa: We Can End Global Hunger - Kofi Annan
For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is within our reach. Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Introducing a New Force in the Fight Against Malnutrition
Malnutrition is holding Ghana back. And it’s holding Africa back. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Read more »
March 07, 2016
Africa: How to Adapt to Beat Crippling Droughts
Right now, 14 million people across southern Africa face going hungry due to the prolonged drought brought on by the strongest El Niño in 50 years. Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: Food: The Centre of our Lives and the Centre of our Futures
Food often brings us together - whether it is working to harvest crops, preparing traditional recipes or over joyous celebrations. While what we eat varies, food is a constant… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Tackle Malnutrition Head On
Eight hundred and five million of the world's people are chronically hungry, according to estimates by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Read more »
September 11, 2013
Africa: Nutrition On the Global Agenda - a Conversation With Jamie Cooper-Hohn
It may not sound like a compelling topic - and it certainly hasn't grabbed headlines or dominated policy dialogues. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Fights Hidden Hunger Through Home Fortification
From the scribble on the walls to mothers clutching crying babies, the bustling ward at Mbagathi District Hospital is unmistakable as the children's unit. But amidst the activity… Read more »
Africa: Hidden Hunger in the Spotlight
Can a scarcely reported health condition unite the global community against what many medical professionals say is the leading cause of death worldwide? Read more »
September 04, 2013
East Africa: Using African Staple Foods to Promote Nutritious Diets
It’s time for East Africans to prepare their palates. Read more »