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Africa urged to turn biodiversity restoration commitments into measurable Action
30 Jan 2026 13:14 GMT
… , Climate Change, and Forestry, Dr Deborah Barasa, … Comoros, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, … Cooperation Support Centres—Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC … (OSS), and South African National Biodiversity Institute ( …
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Africa surges ahead in genome editing adoption – Report
30 Jan 2026 09:29 GMT
… and commissioned by the African Union Development Agency ( … improving crops, livestock, forestry, and fisheries by addressing … Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso — have … Prof. Akinbo called on African leaders to strengthen policy …
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Egypt sets sight on exports as oversupply crisis tightens its grip
06 Feb 2026 13:49 GMT
As severe overproduction has driven market prices below operational costs, Egyptian poultry farmers have called on the government to urgently facilitate poultry and egg exports to African and Arab countries.
Egypt currently has a surplus on the domestic …
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Africa’s food future: Urgent action for a secure 2026
14 Jan 2026 07:55 GMT
With over 300 million people still hungry, Africa faces a food crisis worsened by climate change, conflict, and fragile markets. Hamond Motsi, PhD researcher at Stellenbosch University, argues that bold solutions – from climate-smart farming to digital …
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South African Scientific & Technological Advancements under the High Seas Spotlight
13 Jan 2026 01:09 GMT
… around 100 representatives of African states, relevant global, … and civil society, in Ethiopia at the Regional Biodiversity … by the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the … and funding opportunities for African states and organisations to …
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Situation Report Horn of Africa: Heavy fighting in Kordofan
20 Nov 2025 16:53 GMT
Situation in Sudan (per 20 November)
Some of the heaviest fighting in a year has been reported in the Greater Kordofan region, between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and allied militias, with the centre of the conflict …
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Feeding the world: How Africa is scaling livestock and food systems
08 Jan 2026 02:29 GMT
Editor’s note: In his first “Farm and Planet” dispatch, Jake Zajkowski took us deep into the heart of Kenya’s agricultural industry. From the high-altitude tea plantations to the bustling coffee cooperatives, Jake explored how Kenyan farmers are balancing …
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Africa Now a Global Hub for Transnational Crime
06 Jan 2026 22:40 GMT
… logging companies, which routinely break forestry laws, ignore harvesting quotas, rename … trafficking: West African coups and chronic instability in the Horn of Africa continue to … . With high-profile conflicts roiling Somalia and Sudan, East Africa leads …
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Five things to know about Central African Republic
23 Dec 2025 09:51 GMT
… mineral wealth, the central African country adopted bitcoin as legal … of only South Sudan and Somalia.
Coveted mineral wealth
Any … concessions in the north and forestry rights since deploying there … In 2022, the Central African Republic became just the second …
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Advancing multifunctional agroforestry in Ethiopia
20 Dec 2025 07:07 GMT
… Advancing Multifunctional Agroforestry in Ethiopia: Evidence, Innovation, … Resilient Landscapes in Ethiopian Highlands” project from … the establishment of the African Agroforestry Union (AFRU … Motuma Tolera from Ethiopian Forestry Development emphasized how …