Inflation bites into Sierra Leone’s all-important ‘cookeries’
Freetown – Jariatu Kargbo hauls a wooden spoon longer than her arm through a vat of rice as customers... Read more
16 Jan, 2023
UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition
Geneva – The United Nations called on Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Butchers on trial in France over alleged horsemeat fraud
Marseille – Twenty-five people go on trial in southern France on Monday accused of butchering horses from the pharmaceutical... Read more
9 Jan, 2023
Tunisia’s spicy Harissa gets UNESCO heritage status
Tunis – UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia’s spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
First Russian fertiliser shipment leaves for Malawi
The Hague – A first shipment of Russian fertiliser left the Netherlands on Tuesday bound for Malawi after days... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
Food prices in Spain post record rise
Madrid – Food prices in Spain posted a record rise in October, keeping the cost of living painfully high... Read more
15 Nov, 2022
UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Colombo – The United Nations on Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Nigeria floods toll has passed 600, says government
Lagos – More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
Abuja – About 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been... Read more
13 Oct, 2022
WATCH | Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira goes from rugby to the vineyards as he launches his new wine collection
Cape Town – Rugby legend, Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira, has turned his attention to the vineyards to launch his... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
