Sanctions put squeeze on Mali’s lucrative cotton sector
Noumoutene – Malian cotton farmers are set to produce a bumper crop this year, but Mahamadou Konate is worried,... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Bird flu outbreak claims over 500 000 chickens in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – At least half a million chickens have been either killed by a bird flu outbreak in Burkina Faso... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Fuelling job generative entrepreneurship in Africa – the Anzisha Prize evolution
Africa’s premier entrepreneurship initiative, the Anzisha Prize, is applying the lessons learnt over the past decade of its existence... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
SA’s agriculture sector hails failure by govt to push through land expropriation bill
Cape Town – The South African Agriculture sector has reportedly hailed the government’s unsuccessful bid to expropriate land without... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
‘ANC thinks we are fools,’ says EFF’s Ndlozi as he explains why his party rejected the land expropriation bill
Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has slammed the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
On Africa’s ‘chocolate islands’, cocoa producers target luxury market
São Tomé – A morsel of chocolate sits on the tongue, and a strong yet subtle flavour starts to blossom.... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
South Africa MPs reject controversial land expropriation bill
Cape Town – A bid to allow South Africa’s government to expropriate land without compensation as a way to... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger
Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Drought, overpumping cut Morocco river link to sea
Saidia – Moroccan environmentalist Mohamed Benata stood taking photos of what should be the mouth of the Moulouya river –... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Nearly 17m Nigerians face food insecurity, says report
Lagos – Nearly 17 million Nigerians are projected to be either at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity next... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
