Environment
Kenyan President Lifts Ban on Logging, Igniting Environmental Concerns
Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Sunday the lifting of a nearly six-year ban on logging,...
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Botswana to introduce new drought-tolerant rice for modern agriculture
Botswana's National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) and African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA), an agricultural...
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Namibia hosts three-day conference to tackle human-wildlife conflict
Namibia has begun a three-day national conference aimed at addressing the ongoing human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in...
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Rwanda to spend almost $100mln rebuilding after floods
Rwanda on Saturday said it had set aside nearly $100 million to repair damaged infrastructure following...
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa harvests progress well despite below-average rainfall, say farmers
Farmers in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions have reported below-average rainfall for the past week. Despite concerns...
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Zimbabwe aims to raise wheat output to 408,000 tons in 2023
Zimbabwe aims to increase its wheat production from the record-breaking 375,131 metric tons achieved last year...
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African campaigners call for greening poultry Value Chains
Sub-Saharan African countries should adopt poultry production systems that are carbon neutral and less reliant on...
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Namibia hosts regional hydrology panel to discuss disaster preparedness
Namibia is hosting a three-day Regional Association 1 Hydrology and Water Coordination Panel (RA 1-HWCP) meeting...
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U.S., South Africa form task force to combat wildlife trafficking – Yellen
The U.S. Treasury Department and South Africa’s National Treasury on Wednesday agreed to form a task...
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Kenya pledges enhanced conservation of wildlife habitats amid threat
The conservation of Kenya's wildlife sanctuaries that are grappling with myriad threats, including climate change, encroachment,...
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