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AfDB President Adesina Bags World Food Price, Vows to fight Urban Malnutrition

The World Food Prize 2017 has been received by the President of the African Development Bank Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, for helping Africa’s agriculture...

Mozambique Has Potential to End Hunger - WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is focusing its support for Mozambique on resilience to climate change and on long term social protection...

World Bank Announces Record $57 Billion for Sub-Saharan Africa

Following a meeting with G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced a record $57 billion in...

South Africa Jails 22 Illegal Miners

The Virginia High Court has on Tuesday, 14 March 2017 imposed lengthy jail terms to 22 convicted illegal miners. Lovemore Chaba Mlambo (35) man behind...

What Democracy Can Do To a Country: The Case of Zambia

Zambia is a typical case of the democratic dividend. After many years of Kaunda's misrule (1964-1990), democracy was introduced in 1991 following a sweeping...

Tanzania Nationalising Mines?

Dar-es Salaam - The government has denied reports it is nationalising mines after it passed new laws regulating mining operations in the country. Tanzanian Parliamentarians in...

Fishing Ban in Western Botswana a Blow to Poor Fishermen, Families

Gaborone - Lake Ngami fishing ban leaves poor community in crisis after government ignore expert advice, writes SOLOMON TJINYEKA. It smells nasty, but Maletelo Molathiwa,...

Botswana Holds Day Of Prayer Following Good Rains

Botswana will on Sunday hold a national day of prayer, thanking the Almighty for the heavy rains experienced recently. President Ian Khama said it was...

Drought Threatens 1.5 Million Somalis - UN

Less than half of the people in Somalia have access to basic health services, the United Nations health agency said, announcing that it is...

INFRASTRUCTURE AFRICA Forum Provides Africa’s Socio-Economic Solutions

The sixth Infrastructure Africa Business Forum to be hosted on the 21-22 August 2017 in Sandton, South Africa, will bring together prominent African infrastructure...