October 30, 2009
Mauritania: Desert Locusts Threaten Region
A potentially serious infestation of desert locusts has broken out in Mauritania, but experts are hopeful that quickly implemented countermeasures will prevent a repeat of… Read more »
South Africa: Urban Subsistence Farmers Spread Wings
A project which began as an effort to empower citizens of Cape Town's poorest neighbourhoods to grow their own food has mushroomed into a scheme for selling vegetables for the… Read more »
October 29, 2009
Africa: Agriculture Group Finds Targeting Women Improves Food Security, Family Incomes
Gender inequalities are a key impediment to achieving food security in many households in sub-Saharan Africa. Although women do most of the farming on the continent, growing an… Read more »
Africa: Food Crisis Forces Changes on GM Crops
Daniel Mataruka is director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in Nairobi. The non-profit organization aims to improve the lives and agricultural output of… Read more »
Africa: Digital Soil Mapping Helps Continent's Farmers
Digital mapping has been used in the West to ascertain soil variation and help determine why some crops perform better than others in particular regions. In Africa, digital… Read more »
October 28, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges in Indian Ocean
European Union (EU) naval forces seized seven suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday after an attack on a French fishing vessel east of Mogadishu. Read more »
October 27, 2009
Guinea: Europe Imposes Sanctions on Junta
The European Union (EU) has placed an arms embargo on Guinea and banned members of its military junta from travelling to Europe. Read more »
Liberia: Post-War Farmers Persevere Amid Multiple Challenges
Nathaniel Ziayee and his family live in a single-room hut built with mud bricks and palm branches, held firmly together by sticks cut from the bushes that surround their small… Read more »
Africa: Green Revolution Requires Supporting Farmers, Says Agriculture Expert
Akin Adesina, vice president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), talked to AllAfrica about the work of the young, Nairobi-based institution and how its… Read more »
Africa: New Beginnings, Enduring Challenges: American Foreign Policy to Continent from Kennedy to Obama
Following is the text of the first Senator Edward Kennedy Memorial Lecture delivered at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa Read more »
October 26, 2009
Liberia: Displaced by War, Families Grow Own Food
"The cassava we are eating today is from that small garden you see over there," said Hayford Quaye, a 50-year-old father of four. His cassava garden was planted just behind a large… Read more »
October 25, 2009
Sudan: Obama Team Launches 'Calibrated' Policy to Tackle Dual Conflicts
After protracted debate, the Obama administration last week rolled out a policy blueprint for Sudan, Africa's largest country in land area. The policy is designed to address the… Read more »
October 23, 2009
South Africa: A Difficult Partnership - The United States and South Africa
The U.S. and South Africa have shared interests in many areas, including peacekeeping, climate change, economic development and counter-terrorism. However, the national interests… Read more »
October 22, 2009
Algeria: Security Clampdown Conflicts With Bouteflika's Aims
The clashes between police and young people protesting poor housing conditions in Algiers earlier this week reflect growing efforts in recent weeks to stem public demonstrations by… Read more »
October 19, 2009
Africa: 'AU Effectively Tackling Economic, Political Problems'
The African Union has a mandate that spans political, economic and financial, cultural and technological matters affecting its 53 members, which include all nations on the African… Read more »
Sudan: Face of a Nation on the Brink
Today, Sudan stands on a precipice - of partition, and perhaps a return to all-out war. The next 18 months will determine not only the future of Sudan, but also what the coming… Read more »
Africa: No Ibrahim Leadership Prize to be Awarded This Year
Business magnate Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has announced that the Foundation will not be awarding prize money to any former African leaders for good… Read more »
October 15, 2009
Africa: 'Greener' Green Revolution the Aim of New Gates Foundation Grants
In advance of World Food Day, marked on 16 October every year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a total of $120 million in grants for nine agricultural projects.… Read more »
Africa: Green Revolution Alliance to Form Agriculture Policy Hubs
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is getting U.S. $15 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support policy innovations and implementation to… Read more »
Africa: Gates Foundation Provides Grants for Agriculture Projects
In advance of World Food Day, marked on 16 October every year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a total of $120 million in grants for agricultural projects.… Read more »
October 13, 2009
Guinea: 'Another Strategy' Required to Deal with the Deteriorating Situation - Challenor
An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month's crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150… Read more »
October 11, 2009
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Attacks International Mediators
Deposed Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana has accused an international contact group trying to mediate an end to the country's constitutional crisis of failing to respect a… Read more »
October 09, 2009
Africa: Obama Wins Nobel Prize - Full Text of Announcement
President Barack Obama was named winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, boosting to eight the number of laureates of immediate African descent who have won the … Read more »
October 08, 2009
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Refuses to Sign Interim Deal
The agreement on a multi-party transitional government for Madagascar has got off to a difficult start, with the deposed head of state, Marc Ravalomanana, refusing to sign the… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Guinea: African Union, Ecowas Must Help End Human Rights Abuses
The victims of 60 years of human rights violations in Guinea deserve to be heard, and West Africa and the African Union should join calls for an international inquiry into the… Read more »