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African countries are forecasting exceptional results in rice production which is expected to rise by an impressive 18 percent in 2008 leading to declined imports levels since 2004.

Kenya will be one of the biggest beneficiaries in poverty reduction and economic prosperity among African countries that fully adopt drought tolerant maize varieties, according to a study carried out in 13 countries. The study by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) says that drought tolerant maize can bring sub-Saharan Africa's farmers cumulative economic benefits of nearly a billion dollars in the next six years.

The World Health Organization has issued a recommendation Friday that rotavirus vaccination be included in all national immunization programmes in order to provide protection against a virus that is responsible for more than 500,000 diarrheal deaths and two million hospitalizations annually among children.

Delegates to the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which is set to open on May 28, are to fast track solutions to energy and environmental crisis in Africa.

The government of Kenya has made a huge investment on its mandate to provide appropriate, affordable and quality healthcare services by ensuring that all drugs and medicines consumed are safe.

Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and other towns along the East African coastline could be faced with great challenges due to climate change and governments need to be prepared in advance, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said at the ongoing talks on climate change in Bonn, Germany.

Gambia is recording a higher growth in the telecommunications and financial sector, the government has said.