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Why is intra-African trade just 15%? Unpacking the promise and pitfalls of the AfCFTA
17 Jun 2025 10:17 GMT
… to another, improving food availability across the continent … documentation or product labelling requirements. The African Union’s … countries like Algeria and Ethiopia have been slower to … , the Horn of Africa, and parts of Central Africa disrupt logistics …
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What’s Really in Our Food?
16 Jun 2025 20:49 GMT
… consumers, understand food diversity and improve food systems. But … well-developed food data systems, many countries in Africa, Central … nutritious foods or labeling laws and food safety regulations.
The … than five years (in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, their …
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Common food nutrition labels may be based on 50 year-old data
14 Jun 2025 16:23 GMT
… systems. But many countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central … crops for nutrition or enforcing labeling laws becomes impossible.
There … Some, like those in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, have not …
Cost of not updating food data
Food systems are changing rapidly …
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Is Africa’s answer hidden in the Sahel? Evaluating an emerging sovereignty-driven governance model beyond western prescriptions
15 May 2025 13:55 GMT
… Zaire or Mengistu in Ethiopia—was more extractive than … a United States of Africa, proposed an African monetary fund, and … illegitimate or neo-colonial, labelling them as instruments of perpetual … redirected gold earnings toward food security and self-defence …
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Is Africa's Answer Hidden in the Sahel? Evaluating an Emerging Sovereignty-Driven Governance Model Beyond Western Prescriptions
01 May 2025 12:25 GMT
… in Zaire or Mengistu in Ethiopia—was more extractive than … a United States of Africa, proposed an African monetary fund, and … neo-colonial in nature, labeling them as instruments of perpetual … redirected gold earnings toward food security and self-defense …
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Three interesting bills: immigration, National Guard deployment and labeling pork
31 Jan 2025 15:08 GMT
… response force in the Horn of Africa, air defense site security … diversity and economic activity — labeling pork products is not … products “upstream” in the food production process that they … than not” already indicating food sensitivities or allergens with …
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African agrotech startups raised $1.56bn in one decade — Briter Bridges
02 Dec 2024 17:01 GMT
… State of AgTech Investment in Africa 2024 report, the ecosystem … number of deals, and in Ethiopia, Zambia, and Mozambique, AgTech … Agrotech firm devises measures for labelling products
Over the past … 158.”
It noted that African Agtechs have been pretty diverse …
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Aid agencies call for international aid for Horn of Africa emergency
23 May 2023 21:56 GMT
… to food emergencies in the Horn of Africa Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday’s Horn of Africa High … displacement numbers across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Somalia has been hit particularly … drought, with the World Food Program labeling the situation an “emergency …
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Why Nigeria’s love for GMOs may lead to food ‘colonisation’
31 Aug 2024 04:15 GMT
… GM crops, alongside Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan and Swaziland. … among scientists, environmentalists, food activists and civil society … weaken the position of African farmers and communities … largely informal markets. Not labeling GMOs is against the …
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Ethiopia’s peace paradox: Is the government truly committed to peace pre- or post-war?
10 Aug 2024 10:25 GMT
… and Armed Conflict in the Horn of Africa: Root Causes and Impacts,” … ongoing conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia, exploring their … Agreement, brokered by the African Union and the United … forces. In my opinion, labeling the federal government as …