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Meet the man coordinating Africa's most important organisations
07 Feb 2025 14:58 GMT
… between the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development … his desk in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. … include one for agriculture, food security, industry and trade, Agenda … , the agriculture and food security technical working group. You …
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Trump’s aid freeze sparks chaos in Africa: HIV treatments, health programmes halted
06 Feb 2025 23:20 GMT
NAIROBI, Feb 7 — President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into “panic mode”, with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.
Trump last week ordered a suspension of foreign …
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Climate change impacts in African mountains are greater than previously thought
06 Feb 2025 19:07 GMT
… eight countries studied - Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, … having profound effects on food security, human health and local … titled Climate Change in African Mountains: An Increasing Challenge … : "In most African mountains there are no …
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Ethiopia Focused on Improving Animal Health, Food Security: DPM Temesgen
05 Feb 2025 07:28 GMT
Addis Ababa, February 5, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopia has been giving attention to agriculture, particularly to the improvement of animal health, food security and safety, since the beginning of the national reform, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said.
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New Africa-Wide Contest Aims to Tackle “Hidden Hunger” with Food Innovations
06 Feb 2025 03:42 GMT
… initiative targets eight African nations—Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Benin … Africa facing escalating climate and food security threats, organizers see this challenge …
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Over 67 mln people food insecure in Horn of Africa as climate shocks, conflict rise: report
31 Jan 2025 17:27 GMT
… the IGAD member states, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and … that make up the Horn of Africa, including the Central African Republic and the … is negatively affecting the food security situation of many host communities …
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Do You Know What a Seismic Swarm is?
07 Feb 2025 12:34 GMT
Since 27 January 2025, the region around Santorini, known as the Cyclades, has experienced an intense surge in seismic activity, with over 1,000 undersea earthquakes recorded, which have been characterized as a ‘seismic swarm’ or ‘earthquake swarm’.
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Local and global cost of illegal tuna fishing off Somalia’s coast
04 Feb 2025 23:50 GMT
… food security.
Illegal tuna fishing by Chinese vessels off Somalia … focused on improving Somalia’s fisheries governance, … Somalia’s fisheries. Stop Illegal Fishing, an African … ecosystem, affecting global food security, impoverishing coastal communities …
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Ethiopia's Digital Agriculture Roadmap Launched
04 Feb 2025 23:50 GMT
Addis Ababa, February 4, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia has launched the Digital Agriculture Roadmap (DAR) 2025-2032 today with a view to revolutionizing the sector.
The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), in partnership with the Ministry of …
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What happens after USAID closure in Kenya? Experts weigh in
07 Feb 2025 13:12 GMT
… have far-reaching consequences for African nations, particularly Kenya.
Local economic … (FGM), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), food security, and women’s empowerment.
“We … thousands of refugees, mainly from Somalia and South Sudan.
Mohammed Hutle …