KANO, Oct 8 2009 (IPS) – Cowpeas are of vital importance to the diets and livelihood of millions of people in West and Central Africa. But the crop is notoriously difficult to store beetles and other pests can destroy an entire granary full of cowpeas within 12 months.
In September, ten people died – twenty mo…
MIDRAND, South Africa, Nov 13 2009 (IPS) – As the Second Africa Water Week ends, participants have reiterated that lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation has a direct bearing on public health and the economy in Africa.
Podcasting Africa Water Week
Click on the links below to listen to audio reports from the week-long summit on water issues.
The South African minister for water and environmental affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, who takes over as chair of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) for the next two years, observed that cooperation on these matters will serve as a principal building block towards breaking the cycle of poverty in Africa.
She also emphasised the need for enhancing regional capacity to carry forw…
Wambi Michael
ARUSHA, Dec 4 2009 (IPS) – All HIV-positive east Africans could soon access free anti-retroviral treatment even as they move freely from country to country, if a new proposed law comes into effect.
Catherine Mumma led a consultation in the five East African states before the drafting of the new proposed law. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS
The East African Community (EAC) is currently developin…
Elizabeth Eames Roebling
SANTO DOMINGO, Jan 15 2010 (IPS) – The Dominican Republic, which has historically regarded its Haitian neighbour with suspicion, has turned toward Haiti with a tremendous outpouring of aid and love since a devastating earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.
A grizzly scene marks the road to mass graves holding hundreds of bodies near Port-au-Prince. Credit: UN Photo/Logan Abassi
All of t…