Amid escalating food crisis, African agriculture is set for fertilizer boom

With an estimated 346 million people across Africa being negatively impacted by a severe food crisis, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a fertilizer boom is breaking out on the continent, even as environmental and green farming activists call for caution. Africa has barely used fertilizers, as only 6% of the continent’s cultivated […]

US, Somalia conduct airstrike against Al-Shabab militants in Adan Yabaal

An airstrike has been carried out by the US and Somali Forces against Islamist militants during a battle for control of the strategic central town of Adan Yabaal, located north of Mogadishu. The Government reported that the strike was “well-coordinated” and targeted al-Shabab group, which had recently raided the town. Adan Yabaal has been a […]

Namibia’s First Lady to bequeath all her $3 mln wealth to charity

The Namibian first lady has promised to donate all her wealth to charity when she dies. “I strongly believe that inheritance is one of the biggest drivers of inequality,” First Lady Monica Geingos told Reuters. Monica Geingos plans to leave her wealth, estimated at $3 million, to her One Economy Foundation. The foundation currently lends […]