Riots broke out in downtown Kampala on Thursday as another round of street demonstrations over commodity prices spread after a leading opposition politician was arrested for the third time in two weeks, significantly heightening tensions here. President Yoweri Museveni addressed the nation on Thursday evening, defending his government’s action against protesters and the spending decisions [...]
Farmers are being given extra support in Côte d’Ivoire in an attempt to save the upcoming rice and maize planting. Thousands of farmers are getting emergency seed kits over the next few days, just in time for the rainy season, which is perfect for planting. This comes as peace talks continue in the country, following [...]
Concerns are growing over how long food stocks inside Libya can last, aid agencies have warned. The UN high commission for refugees said 140,000 people have now fled Libya – half of them crossing into Egypt and half into Tunisia. Most refugees are Egyptians who had been working there. On the Egyptian border they have [...]
