Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where
Addis Ababa — THE worst El Niño crisis in years has culminated in severe flooding that has left more than 200 000 people homeless in Ethiopia, worsening the woes of a country that is already searing under
Zimbabwe will push for the lifting of an international ban on ivory sales, saying that limited sales would allow the government to raise money for conservation and to fight illegal poaching. The southern
Kachwekano Zonal Agriculture Research Institute (KZARDI), which is under Naro, has produced a disease-resistant Irish potato variety via biotechnology to enable high yields for food security and income
Health officials in Mandera County have raised alarm after 540 residents were on Wednesday reported to have been admitted in various hospitals following outbreak of Chikungunya disease. Health chief
Abuja — About 50 million Nigerians lack access to water, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Water Resources Minister, has said. He, however, stated that his administration was projecting year 2030 as the period
Lusaka — The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a $549m (Shs1.8 trillion) plan to support countries deal with drought and other effects of climate change on the continent. Speaking during
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has commissioned a 24KW micro-grid solar system in Charwa/Chakun, an off-grid community in Markafi local government area of Kaduna State. The commissioning of the N32million
The management of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has been cited by the House of Representatives on accounts of complaints filed by Representative Gabriel Smith of Grand Bassa County, alleging
Air pollution is the leading environmental killer in the world, with more than seven million people dying from air-pollution-related causes in 2012 alone, a new UN report has revealed. Some three billion
Abdul Habib Issa, 52, is a mixed farmer and resident of Nakatonya village in Nyimbwa Sub-county Luweero District. Two decades ago, Issa was a prominent farmer, growing cereals on his two-acre piece of
