After being idle for more than a year, farmers from the Ngabu Traditional Authority in Nsanje district are happy to be cultivating Chingondo Irrigation Scheme again. Differences in rentals between their irrigation agreement and surrounding irrigation arrangements resulted in dispute, which, through key stakeholder negotiations have now been resolved. All hope seemed to be lost […]
Felix Katie As conflict continues to plague parts of Western Equatoria, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes to seek refuge together in temporary displacement camps. They are gathering in places such as Yambio and Ezo as well as Wau, in neighbouring Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State, following ongoing violence that has resulted in hundreds […]
The German government has granted €26 million (US$31 million) to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique. According to a joint release from the German embassy and the WFP, this grant is to assist the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by terrorist activities in the northern province of Cabo Delgado and to counter […]
The United States development agency and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), have chosen agriculture and rural transport as the key sectors for its next package of aid to Mozambique, scheduled to start in 2023. This information was shared by the MCC country director for Mozambique, Kenneth Miller, in Maputo at an audience granted by Foreign […]
South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician and closed down a radio station and an academic think-tank, signalling a new wave of repression in response to calls for peaceful protests, said Amnesty International. The uptick in arbitrary arrests and other measures come after the People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA), a […]
By Dayo Aduroja While much scrutiny is placed on agriculture as an aging industry — the average age of farmers in the United States and Africa is reported to be around 60 — the role of youth in agriculture is much more significant than filling the boots of the current generation of farmers. The world […]
Sudan -A wadiya felt lost after her husband suddenly left her. She wondered how to take care of her children and meet their needs without an income. The father of her seven children, five boys and two girls aged between 19 and five years old, was the family’s breadwinner. Awadiya had limited job opportunities at […]
ZCC Manicaland Secretariat team accompanied by Rev Rambeni and Mr Mutambirwa from Mhakwe Heritage Trust recently held bilateral engagement meetings with Chief Makumbe and Chief Gwebu of Buhera. The engagement meetings aimed to strengthen relations between Church and Traditional leadership. Traditional leaders play a key role in.promoting family values, unity and peace building through discouraging […]
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful for an additional contribution of €11.6 million from the European Union (EU) to provide emergency food assistance to 3.9 million people at risk of famine in South Sudan this year. The funding allows WFP to provide life-saving food assistance and nutrition support to millions […]
Clive Makumbe Elderly people in Bulilima, Plumtree are struggling to access Covid-19 vaccination sites due to the long distances they have to travel and have called on the government to establish more vaccination sites. This came out during a Covid-19 awareness roadshow campaign by the Western Region Foundation in conjunction with the Ministry of Health […]