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Preliminary results from an innovative HIV counseling and testing program supported by the Kenyan Ministry of Health showed that the stigma of HIV testing can be overcome when it is directly addressed by having an entire community participate. 

Rural Africans are observing clear trends in local climate across a range of environments from humid to semi-arid.

The global food system is showing cracks. But this is only the tip of the 'foodberg'.  This food system needs propping up, and this is what Africa should capitalize on while addressing its own food systems.

In a shocking revelation Tuesday, Botswana’s ministry of Agriculture admitted that that it is not aware of any research work carried out by the University of Botswana(UB) on matters related to agricultural development.

Shell-headquarters in the Netherlands are held liable by Friends of the Earth Netherlands, its sister organisation in Nigeria and four Nigerian plaintiffs for the massive damage that oil spills are causing to villages in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.

Few of the 68 developing countries that account for 97% of maternal and child deaths worldwide are making adequate progress to provide critical health care needed to save the lives of women, infants and children, the 2008 report Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival released today in Cape Town  says.

Cassava farmers in the semi-arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa are now enjoying 6-10 times better yields thanks to a new variety developed by International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA,  that is well-adapted to the dry or drought-prone conditions of the region.