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DR CONGO: Farmers' Organisations Slam New Agriculture Law

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By Emmanuel Chaco Farmers' organisations in the DR Congo say the country's new Agriculture Law could lead to many smallholder farmers losing their land. / André Thiel/Flickr KINSHASA, Feb 29 (IPS) – Farmers' organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the country's new Agriculture Law – enacted last December – could lead to many smallhol

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ZAMBIA: No Longer "Waiting for the Mangoes to Ripen"

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By Lewis Mwanangombe The Barotse Flood Plain, about 190 kilometres long and 70 km wide, floods during the peak rainy season that starts in late January. / Lewis Mwanangombe/IPS LUSAKA, Feb 29 (IPS) – Eight years ago when Mary Sitali’s husband divorced her, by sending a traditional letter to her parents saying that he no [...]

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Drought in Sahel Affects Urban Cameroonians

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By Ngala Killian Chimtom A nutritionist assesses the health of a child: red indicates severe malnutrition. / Kristin Palitza/IPS YAOUNDE, Feb 29 (IPS) – Sala Aminata, a housewife from the Logone and Shari Division in Cameroon’s Far North Region, looks at her six kids with apprehension as she tries to figure out how to feed them [...]

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GUINEA: Working to Provide Water and Electricity For All

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By Moustapha Keita Guinea faces acute problems in the supply of clean water and electricity to its citizens, slowing the country's economic development. / Soman/Wikkicommons CONAKRY, Mar 1 (IPS) – Guinea faces acute problems in the supply of clean water and electricity to its citizens, slowing the country's economic development. A major project to address [...]

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NGOs Urge "Solution from Within" for Somalia

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By Daan Bauwens BRUSSELS/JUBA, Feb 25 (IPS) – While the international community discusses Somalia's future in London and Brussels, European and Somali non-governmental organisations are calling for a radical shift from a military to a humanitarian approach as the only solution to the country's war-torn condition. Somalia has still not recovered from its last humanitarian crisis. Si

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South Africa wants to promote the use of breast milk across the country and big strides have been made in the KwaZulu-Natal province in taking formula off the shelves in primary health care clinics.

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Posted by admin 455 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
South Africa wants to promote the use of breast milk across the country and big strides have been made in the KwaZulu-Natal province in taking formula off the shelves in primary health care clinics. Zukiswa Zimela looks at the pro’s and con’s of this step.

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COTE D’IVOIRE: Illicit Timber Trade Exposes the North to Drought

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By Fulgence Zamblé There is a ban on exporting Pterocarpus erinaceus but various traders continue to export it. / Marko Schmidt/Wikkicommons ABIDJAN, Feb 24 (IPS) – Environmental groups in Côte d'Ivoire say the illegal logging and sale of wood from the African gum tree is exposing the north of the country to the encroaching desert. The [...]

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SENEGAL: Two Women Among 14 Candidates for President

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By Koffigan E. Adigbli One of the female candidates is Amsatou Sow Sidibé, a law professor at Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University. / Courtesy of Trust Africa DAKAR, Feb 23 (IPS) – There are two women among the 14 candidates contesting the first round of Senegalese presidential elections that will be held on Feb. 26. But [...]

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