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Southern Africans face famine threat due to El Nino

Food security outlook has been seriously undermined in southern Africa due to the disastrous impact of the El Nino weather, which triggered extreme droughts and heatwaves that destroyed crops. Zimbabwe is on the brink of declaring a drought emergency, following the example of neighboring Zambia and Malawi. Water shortage in Africa’s south means millions risk […]

Morocco’s OCP carries on support to African farmers

Morocco’s OCP group, which elaborated a program to support African farmers as the continent faces a food security crisis, has donated 5,000 tons of fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Mauritania and struck a partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture to launch soil mapping exercises for over 100 participants. The fertilizers donated to Mauritania will benefit […]

Sudan: fierce clashes continue in Khartoum despite calls for Eid ceasefire

As the forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday (21 April), ignoring appeals for an end-of-Ramadan Eid ceasefire, the United States is reportedly preparing to send additional troops to its base in nearby Djibouti in case an evacuation of Americans from Sudan is needed. On the first […]