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The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

16 Sep 2024

A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

By Nyasha Chingono 17 May 2024

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Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Mariola Acosta Francés, Edidah Lubega Ampaire and 16 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen 11 Jan 2017

Three keystones in reaching Africa's energy goals

Three keystones in reaching Africa's energy goals

Fola Esan 6 Dec 2016

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

11 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

ValeriaRodrigues via

Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016

Image by Tawanda Marandure

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Tawanda Marandure and Kennedy Dzama 2 Sep 2016

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

26 Aug 2016

Securing water for food: a call for innovations

25 Aug 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

John Butler-Adam 22 Aug 2016

Why we need to unite to feed children while at school

Why we need to unite to feed children while at school

Peninsula School Feeding Association 16 Aug 2016

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PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen 11 Jan 2017

Three keystones in reaching Africa's energy goals

Three keystones in reaching Africa's energy goals

Fola Esan 6 Dec 2016

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

11 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

ValeriaRodrigues via

Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016

Image by Tawanda Marandure

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Tawanda Marandure and Kennedy Dzama 2 Sep 2016

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

26 Aug 2016

Securing water for food: a call for innovations

25 Aug 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

John Butler-Adam 22 Aug 2016

Why we need to unite to feed children while at school

Why we need to unite to feed children while at school

Peninsula School Feeding Association 16 Aug 2016

Stevie Mann via - Ethiopia's Ghibe valley

Ethiopia's last chance to plant

16 Aug 2016

not not phil via

The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan 2 Aug 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

A race against time: ensuring farming support in drought-ravaged Southern Africa

29 Jul 2016

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

26 Jul 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

Report urges more work to curb overfishing despite progress

11 Jul 2016

Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

Faking food security

Faking food security

1 Jul 2016

Kate Holt/AusAID via

African hunger policy silent on climate risks

Baraka Rateng 29 Jun 2016

Crop yields will fall within next decade due to climate change unless action is taken, says new study

22 Jun 2016