ABOUT AFRICANS By Richard Smith.
June 15, 2020
Africa
USAID, donors must rethink Africa’s flagging Green Revolution, new evaluation shows By Timothy A. Wise
As fertilizer and food prices spike with rising energy prices from the Russia-Ukraine war, African farmers and governments need the...
Read moreRussia-Ukraine war threatens food security in West Africa – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says escalation of the Russian/ Ukraine war is a threat to food and nutrition...
Read moreCoalition demands ban of Bt Cowpea in Nigeria and other West African countries
By Judith Ufford Bt-Cowpea approved in Nigeria, Ghana to follow. Nigeria is the first country to commercially release Bt Cowpea,...
Read moreStill Failing Africa’s Farmers Donor-funded evaluation: “AGRA did not meet its headline goal” By Timothy A. Wise
African smallholder farmer pix: AGRA Earlier this week, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa published an evaluation funded...
Read moreHow Russia-Ukraine War would impact African Economies
…Rise in the cost of bread and transportation Price of bread threatened as cost of Wheat may rise. The Economist...
Read moreBurkina Faso coup leader Damiba inaugurated as president
Swearing-in ceremony takes place some three weeks after military coup that overthrew Roch Marc Christian Kabore. Patrons watch the inauguration...
Read moreAfrica must shift to compact cities to meet climate change targets – New study reveals
By Judith Ufford Traffic congestion in Lagos …Africa to benefit from shift to Compact Cities Built On Mass Transit, E-Buses,...
Read moreWhy have civilians welcomed the recent coups in West Africa?
Burkina Faso coup supportersMen hold a photograph of the lieutenant colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, as people gather in support of...
Read more13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens- UN
File photo (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP) An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia face severe...
Read moreAfrica cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others – ADB president
Dr.Akinwumi Adesina, ADB president: "Africa‘s public debt, currently estimated at $546 billion, represents a quarter of the continent’s GDP." The...
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