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Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investmentKieran Whyte et al.

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

By Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

By Noah Browning 25 May 2023

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

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How local business innovation equips off-grid households with electricity

Patrick Greene 23 Mar 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 13 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies

How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies

Hatem Jemmali 19 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

Training workers to properly install solar panels at health clinics in Rwanda provides clean energy and creates green jobs. Photo: Walt Ratterman, Sunepi

#BizTrends2018: Africa's solar era is dawning

10 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

New WWF report highlights better water management in Africa as key to sustainable development

New WWF report highlights better water management in Africa as key to sustainable development

1 Sep 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

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Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

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Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 13 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

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Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

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Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

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Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies

How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies

Hatem Jemmali 19 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

Training workers to properly install solar panels at health clinics in Rwanda provides clean energy and creates green jobs. Photo: Walt Ratterman, Sunepi

#BizTrends2018: Africa's solar era is dawning

10 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

New WWF report highlights better water management in Africa as key to sustainable development

New WWF report highlights better water management in Africa as key to sustainable development

1 Sep 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

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