Rice shipment brings relief to hungry, shortage-hit Comoros
Moroni – It’s late in the evening in the Comorian capital of Moroni but the city’s port is filled... Read more
5 Oct, 2022
Nigerians feel the pinch as food prices continue to spiral. There aren’t easy solutions
Ndubisi Nwokoma, University of Lagos Nigeria is grappling with rising food prices, as reflected in the spike in inflation.... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
Nearly half of Ethiopia’s Tigray faces ‘severe’ lack of food, WFP warns
Addis Ababa – Nearly half of the population in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray is suffering from a severe... Read more
20 Aug, 2022
UN ship with grain for Africa sets off from Ukraine, says ministry
Kyiv – A UN-chartered vessel laden with grain set off from Ukraine for Africa on Tuesday following a deal... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
‘Too early’ to celebrate grain shipment, says Zelensky
Kyiv – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that it was “too soon” to celebrate, after a shipment of... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
African Union hails landmark Russia-Ukraine grain deal
Nairobi – The African Union on Saturday hailed a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia that will allow Kyiv... Read more
23 Jul, 2022
Ukraine grain crisis a ‘wake-up call’ for Africa, says Cyril Ramaphosa
Pretoria – The Ukraine grain crisis should act as a “wake-up call” for Africa to become self-reliant in producing... Read more
23 Jul, 2022
South African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks
Johannesburg – A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as “mopane... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
Sudan wheat harvest waits to rot as hunger crisis looms
Al-Laota – Looking at the sacks of wheat stacked in Imad Abdullah’s small home, no one would guess that... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
Ukraine war boosts Africa’s humanitarian emergency, UN official says
Libreville – The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa’s fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN... Read more
31 May, 2022
