Saturday 3 December 2011
This revelation came at a symposium on countering human trafficking held on 22 November in Nairobi that saw over 10 organisations in the region working against it, meet to seek interventions into ending the dehumanising crime.
Friday 2 December 2011
The banana plantlets were obtained through a rather more complicated process compared to the traditional way of growing banana using suckers – these are the daughters growing at the base of the mother plant that farmers uproot from their own farms or buy from a neighbour.
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Sadly, the bombing came at a time when the UN agencies were just beginning to help these refugees so that they could survive in a new and hostile environment.
Tuesday 22 November 2011
The Anti-Terrorism Proclamation of 2009 includes an overbroad and vague definition of terrorist acts and a definition of “encouragement of terrorism” that makes the publication of statements “likely to be understood as encouraging terrorist acts” punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison.
Monday 21 November 2011
Saving Lives at Birth partnership supports bold ideas of innovators, motivated by tragic personal losses, to save the lives of women and their babies
Saturday 19 November 2011
The ongoing Famine in southern Somalia has two primary causes. First, the total failure of the October‐December 2010 Deyr rains and the poor performance of the April‐June 2011 Gu rains resulted in the worst annual crop production in 17 years, excess animal mortality, and very high food prices.
Saturday 19 November 2011
South Sudan, with a population of about 12 million, is a landlocked country that relies on local industry to cater to its consumer goods demand, presenting a huge potential for foreign investors since independence, although a lack of infrastructure, dependence on imports, a lack of local training and other issues still posed deep challenges.
Friday 18 November 2011
This is according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) which found that farmers of Robusta coffee in Southern Uganda who used Urea fertilizer to address the Nitrogen deficiency in their fields, harvested twice as much coffee beans as those that did not.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Experts at Global Water Forum warn climate shifts will increase water Pressure on already-stressed Limpopo, Nile and Volta River Basins.
Friday 11 November 2011
The UN Environment Programme recently found that oil pollution over many years had resulted in such devastation that it would take more than 25 years for Ogoniland to recover
Thursday 10 November 2011
One of the leading challengers to President Joseph Kabila has already declared himself head of state.
Monday 7 November 2011
Al Qaeda seemingly aims at using Al Shabaab to transform East Africa into yet another front in its global terror campaign.
Sunday 6 November 2011
David Nabarro, UN Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition comments on the challenges faced by Africa on food security and nutrition in this exclusive interview with Afronline.org and a partnership of African newspapers
Saturday 5 November 2011
Kenya blames al-Shabaab for a series of kidnappings and cross-border incursions that threaten security and the lucrative tourism industry in East Africa's largest economy.
Thursday 27 October 2011
In many African countries, epilepsy is thought to be contagious and brought on by witches.
