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Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agriculture

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Ons Jabeur appointed World Food Programme Global Goodwill Ambassador

Lifestyle

Ons Jabeur appointed World Food Programme Global Goodwill Ambassador

7 Feb 2024

ESG & Sustainability

WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

ESG & Sustainability

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Agriculture

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

Renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa, WFP boss says

Agriculture

Renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa, WFP boss says

John Irish 20 Feb 2023

Are 'better-for-you' options helping to beat SA's breakfast cereals market crunch?

Retail

Are 'better-for-you' options helping to beat SA's breakfast cereals market crunch?

Issued by Insight Survey 1 Feb 2023

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

ESG & Sustainability

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

13 Sep 2022

Grain ship in Ukraine readies for journey to Africa

Agriculture

Grain ship in Ukraine readies for journey to Africa

Andrea Shalal 15 Aug 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Agriculture

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Nigel Hunt 10 Aug 2022

Source: Deneen LT via

Agriculture

Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Finance

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Healthcare

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

Agriculture

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

29 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

ESG & Sustainability

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

Retail

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Finance

Food price inflation pushes millions into poverty - the time to act is now

2 Mar 2022

Source: Africa Food Security via

Agriculture

Effects of Covid-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods

23 Feb 2022

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

ESG & Sustainability

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

Giulia Paravicini 31 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

ESG & Sustainability

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events

Lifestyle

Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Aug 2021

Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member

Marketing & Media

Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member

Issued by Clockwork Digital 13 May 2021

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

ESG & Sustainability

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

Maytaal Angel 6 May 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

ESG & Sustainability

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

Construction & Engineering

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

15 Mar 2021

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Agriculture

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Nokuthula Vilakati 15 Mar 2021

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Agriculture

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Jules Siedenburg and John Paul Cauchi 26 Jan 2021

Children are going hungry, and their futures are on the line. Evidence from Ghana

Agriculture

Children are going hungry, and their futures are on the line. Evidence from Ghana

16 Nov 2020

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

Michael Rudolph 23 Oct 2020

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Entrepreneurship

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Kingsley Ighobora 13 Oct 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

Agriculture

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

ESG & Sustainability

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally

ESG & Sustainability

New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally

16 Jul 2020

'A food safety crisis now would bring SA's medical sector to its knees'

Agriculture

'A food safety crisis now would bring SA's medical sector to its knees'

22 Jun 2020

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Agriculture

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina 12 Jun 2020

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

Agriculture

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

9 Jun 2020

Marketing & Media

Cannes Lions reveals the Young Lions Live Award

4 Jun 2020

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

ESG & Sustainability

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

Amina J. Mohammed 28 May 2020

UN food agencies offer support to China

Agriculture

UN food agencies offer support to China

6 Feb 2020

WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

ESG & Sustainability

WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

31 Dec 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Agriculture

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

Lessons about housing from Ghana's Volta River project 50 years on

Property

Lessons about housing from Ghana's Volta River project 50 years on

Iain Jackson 26 Sep 2019

Ster-Kinekor Sales to air WFP's new "Feed our Future" ad campaign

Marketing & Media

Ster-Kinekor Sales to air WFP's new "Feed our Future" ad campaign

25 Sep 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin Pool

Finance

Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

János Besenyo 3 Jun 2019

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

Logistics & Transport

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019

Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA

Healthcare

Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC's Ebola outbreak. Here are some

Mosoka Fallah 23 May 2019

2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs

ESG & Sustainability

2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs

17 Apr 2019

Photo: United Nations

Healthcare

#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019