Kenya: Soil Mapping Aims to Boost Agricultural Production in Kenya
[UN News] A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.
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South Africa: How Nurses Are Learning to Administer the New HIV Prevention Injection
[spotlight] South Africa's rollout of lenacapavir, a six-monthly HIV prevention injection, requires nurses to learn, adapt and find ways to make it work for patients.
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Women Cotton Farmers Stitch More Value From Their White Gold
[Bird Story Agency] Women cotton farmers in Zimbabwe's Shamva district are turning to sewing and collective savings to diversify their incomes and adapt to a changing climate. Making school uniforms and taking clothing orders, they are creating earning opportunities beyond the crop they call their ''white gold''.
Africa: 'Too Arrogant, Too Sure of Itself' France Confronts Its Legacy in Africa
[RFI] Fifteen years after France promised a new relationship with Africa, Paris is still struggling to reconcile its rejection of colonial-era interference with its desire to retain influence on the continent. RFI Africa specialist Christophe Boisbouvier argues in a new book that France can still build a partnership of
Zimbabwe: Stanbic Bank Urges Zimbabwe to Put Sustainability At Heart of Economic Growth
[263Chat] Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has called for sustainability to be integrated into the country's economic development strategy saying long-term growth must balance investment, social progress and environmental protection.
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Abiy Inaugurates Major Megech Irrigation Dam
[Horn Diplomat] Gondar -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday inaugurated the Megech Irrigation Dam Project in Gondar, a major infrastructure development aimed at expanding agricultural production, improving water supplies and creating economic opportunities for surrounding communities.
Nigeria: Health Is Economic Infrastructure - Why Nigeria Must Invest in Health
[Nigeria Health Watch] Listen to this article 8 min The recently concluded World Health Summit in Berlin, themed "From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health", reinforced a key message: health spending is an investment, not just an expense. Yet Nigeria's 2026 Appropriation Bill proposed ₦2.48 trillion for health
Malawi: Schools Urged to Adapt As Heatwave Warning Issued Across Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Schools and other learning institutions have been urged to implement immediate measures to protect learners and staff following a heatwave alert issued by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS).
Nigeria: Nigeria's Ebola Case - Experts, Africa CDC Worry Over Late Detection, Contact Tracing
[Leadership] Nigeria's response to an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has raised concerns over delays in diagnosis, the adequacy of contact tracing and the preparedness of healthcare facilities to detect rare but deadly infections.
Liberia: 'We Are Closely Monitoring the Regional Situation' - NPHIL Boss Says As They Urge Vigilance Amid Ebola Scare in West Africa
[New Republic] While stating it is closely monitoring the unfolding Ebola situation reported in the West African region, specifically in Nigeria, the Government of Liberia has called for vigilance for travelers and Liberians in general.
Mali: Army, Russia's 'Africa Corps' Commit New Abuses
[HRW] Nairobi -- Unlawful Drone Strike, Torture of Civilians in Mopti Region
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis Deepens As Aid Cuts Collide With Crop Failure in Darfur
[Dabanga] East Darfur -- Cuts to food aid and a near-total crop failure are leaving displaced families and vulnerable communities struggling to find food as prices soar and malnutrition worsens.
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