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ZIMBABWEZimbabwe suspends duty on flour, cooking oil
Zimbabwe on Tuesday, 13 May, suspended import duty on some basic commodities, including cooking oil and flour, in response to a sharp spike in prices following the flotation of the local currency by the central bank last month. 16 May 2008 12:59

ZIMBABWERBZ launches new Z$500 million bank note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new Z$500 million bank note barely two weeks after issuing Z$250 million and Z$100 million denominations. 16 May 2008 12:54

NIGERIAToxic grain threatens Nigerian food security
The hospitalisation of 116 girls after consuming beans sprayed with harmful pesticides at a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Gombe State on 18 April has raised concerns about how dry foods are stored all around the country. 16 May 2008 12:42

ANGOLAAngola reports economic growth of 15% per year
The annual average rate of growth of Angola's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 15% over the last eight years, the Angolan Deputy Minister of Planning Carlos Alberto Lopes has said. 14 May 2008 11:24

SOUTHERN AFRICACounterfeit products flood Malawi market
[Gregory Gondwe] The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has lamented that fake products have besieged the market and the responsible authority has been left helpless in the absence of a regulating piece of legislation. 12 May 2008 14:40

ZIMBABWEImporters abandon merchandise as duty payments soar
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwean importers were caught off guard last week after customs duty payments went up by almost 6,700% following the floatation of Zimbabwe's domestic currency on the official market. 12 May 2008 14:00

SOUTHERN AFRICABotswana bans bulk fuel exports to Zim
In the latest blow to Zimbabwe's wounded economy, the Botswana government has banned the export of bulk fuel to the neighbouring country. Scanty parallel market supplies are quickly running dry and transport is grinding to a halt across Zimbabwe. 9 May 2008 13:00

KENYAKenya's food shortages persist as rains fall
Rains have come to the north eastern parts of Kenya, but this alone is unlikely to immediately resolve the food problems facing the mainly nomadic families in the semi-arid region, aid workers have said. 9 May 2008 10:49

ZIMBABWECash shortages on first day of currency floatation
Cash shortages in Zimbabwe worsened Monday, 5 May, on the first day of free trading of the Zimbabwe dollar as people queued for hours in banks to buy up local currency. 6 May 2008 16:51

ZIMBABWEReserve Bank unveils Z$250 million note
Zimbabwe's central bank, currently grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new high-denomination bank note of a quarter of a billion dollars, state television reported Monday, 5 May 2008. 6 May 2008 16:31

NIGERIABread strike threatens food supply
Supplies of bread have dwindled in Lagos and other cities across Nigeria since 5 May when the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria went on a nationwide strike over the rising price of flour and other raw materials. 6 May 2008 16:22

SOUTHERN AFRICAClashes over Malawian maize trade ban
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawian government has received a backlash over its recent decision to ban trade on maize, as traders demand the repeal of the decision in the face of calls from the World Bank (WB) to lift bans on food exports. 5 May 2008 13:09

NIGERIANigeria plans rice imports
Nigeria's government has announced it will import 500,000 tonnes of rice up to a value of US$600 million to curtail the effect of the global rise in food prices on Nigeria. 5 May 2008 10:18