RSSMixhttp://www.rssmix.com/This feed was created by mixing existing feeds from various sources.en-gb http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190977.htmlScience and Agriculture Faculty (FCA), situated 12 kilometres off Huambo city, will receive Thursday 50 computers to equip student's computer rooms of agriculture and forest engineering course, a donation made by Chevron.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:11:59 -0400db370323b86319ebd35979ba14dc22f3 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190801.htmlThe price of a bag of subsidised fertiliser has been reduced to Sh2,000 for all varieties. This is welcome news to farmers who have been buying the input at Sh2,500 a bag at National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) stores.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:28:19 -040055b3f9209cb04e98ffb7e24ceb75fbfe http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190801.htmlThe price of a bag of subsidised fertiliser has been reduced to Sh2,000 for all varieties. This is welcome news to farmers who have been buying the input at Sh2,500 a bag at National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) stores.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:28:19 -040055b3f9209cb04e98ffb7e24ceb75fbfe http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190775.htmlMumias Outgrowers Company Ltd has formally closed shop weighed down by debts.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:07:32 -04000a4ff53bd81f894921ff9fce30977739 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190773.htmlThe country's foreign exchange from horticulture dropped 2.8 per cent from Sh73.7 billion in 2008 to Sh71.6 billion last year.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:07:29 -0400d4a76765e74b3e363e1ba5e17d448add http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190685.htmlThe Agriculture deputy minister for forests, Andr de Jesus Moda, said last Thursday in Luanda that the inventory process to determine the number of forests in the country is being drafted nationwide at this moment.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:49:51 -04008dc1c42ae5bfc00868a0c71414502384 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190681.htmlThe minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Pedro Canga, learnt on Thursday in the south-west Namibe Province about the functioning of various companies linked to the fishing sector.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:49:48 -0400b9015a28203b3f99e9b4c53352d89484 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190533.htmlThe shipment of logs from the country by EJ&J Logging Company is expected to take place by March 27 this year. The company will export the logs using the Port of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:07:12 -04000c8f7bf3fdc1098e8907b18a57962e2f http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190515.htmlPRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has urged financial institutions in Zambia to avail capital to the agro-processing sector for them to effect value addition.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:02:49 -0400c0bec50eea21c36dd8f0682a7ba4d150 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190511.htmlTHE Rotary Club of Ndola-Mukuba has released K2.7 million to pay examination fees for 49 grade 12 pupils from seven high schools in Ndola.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:02:43 -04004377207f034975d4f4f8a1ed96b386bd http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190450.htmlWest Africa can meet its food needs through regional trade, most agricultural experts say, if countries keep their borders open for the free flow of staple grains, especially in times of heightened stress, whether climatic, economic, or brought on by conflict.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:42:09 -04003ef32299d0174c16c434404dcc7aeada http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190448.htmlDespite the money allocated to assist farmers, there are still so much agonies that money don't get to them. What would you attribute to this?Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:45 -040038c0b82c957e47f6c1837e0ab4ce1f44 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190447.htmlThe Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that Nigeria realised about $378 million (about N56.7 billion) from export of agricultural produce in 2009Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:42 -04008eb2ede65cbe017141327cd32c66e765 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190441.htmlPresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has disclosed that the Government of Denmark has contributed US$20 million to support the fourth goal of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in Liberia. Goal #4 of the MDG is concerned with reducing child mortality.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:11 -04002798c0421813c5335aeed1bc99a9f677 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190423.htmlMozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, on Thursday confirmed that the dispute between the government and those donors who provide direct support to the state budget has been solved.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:20:42 -040019670c7d3f05e753a9392801ff5254b3 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190405.htmlTHE implementation of the 52bn/- housing finance credit project in Dar es Salaam by the World Bank is expected to raise the country's GDP by one per cent, according to the project's blueprint.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:29 -04009825dd53dfeb08a8c5a4b579221e5543 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190404.htmlLOCAL farmers will start benefiting from the rapid multiplication of new improved varieties of coffee, that will ensure quality of the product and sustainable supply to consumers.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:27 -04001091a2c75bf7e80ab0e954ca6ec2e522 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190404.htmlLOCAL farmers will start benefiting from the rapid multiplication of new improved varieties of coffee, that will ensure quality of the product and sustainable supply to consumers.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:27 -04001091a2c75bf7e80ab0e954ca6ec2e522 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190377.htmlThe Ministry of Education, on behalf of President Paul Kagame, yesterday donated a total of 150 laptops to the orphans at the SOS Primary School in Kigali.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:56:16 -0400657098fe4883b7d1b9c2c11c51ca76ed http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190375.htmlThe government has announced that it is going to buy the previous season's maize harvest produced by farmers in Nyagatare District.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:56:14 -0400198cf7da369e88d8a78f5a73c5bcabdb http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190278.htmlThe demand for flowers on global market has been affected by the international financial crises leading to closure of some gardens.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:41:55 -0400b1b34120d3f9538e8abab01798654e3f http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190227.htmlAnyone with a pulse can tell you that our country is slowly being overrun by Chinese entrepreneurs and corporations.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:21:00 -0400b1b0fc7b04e7109f9e69f2db24acdc6f http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190227.htmlAnyone with a pulse can tell you that our country is slowly being overrun by Chinese entrepreneurs and corporations.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:21:00 -0400b1b0fc7b04e7109f9e69f2db24acdc6f http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190182.htmlFarmers in Bukonzo West constituency in Kasese district lost farm produce worth over sh1.6b to Queen Elizabeth National Park wild animals in 2009.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:51:41 -0400c6b3a661471eedcff2e3f9ebab7bb551 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190177.htmlThe office of the Prime Minister has begun clearing land for the vulnerable households ahead of the planting season in Moroto and Kotido districts.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:51:36 -040005c615393d911afa91f9176f2e9ef810 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190128.htmlA farming ban imposed on Rwandan refugees in southwestern Uganda is raising concerns for their food security, while proposed cash transfers could boost both food prices and theft, warn aid workers and local officials, who are urging the government to rescind the directive.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:13:47 -04003cd86d1adc5784caccb0f9f5d03125ea http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190113.htmlThe National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed 32 human laboratory cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and two deaths.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:04:16 -04003e8b0caf1058b8770d7821b3e4b7208d http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190105.htmlTHE Grain Marketing Board has announced the 2009/10 maize floor price of US$325 per tonne, a price described by farmers as viable.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:19:46 -040056fe18a7ec9bf366fbfffbe5b72cb132 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190098.htmlAgritex has encouraged urbanites to take part in agriculture and boost the food security situation.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:19:38 -0400019ae99cdf1ce8999bcce32b88157587 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190087.htmlTobacco growers should be careful when handling their crop to avoid contamination of produce with foreign matter resulting in rejection at the auction floors.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:19:21 -0400b1f286023bf25441a54b8f7aa05c29b5 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180872.htmlThe two institutions signed a partnership agreement in Yaounde recently.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:30:16 -0400645b61545ce1a159fe647f8ab7fc9430 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180826.htmlThe minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing, Afonso Pedro Canga, is in Namibe Province for a 24-hour working visit.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:55:59 -04001d5995f283b5d89bacc824b41bc3bcdf http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180794.htmlA study conducted by Action Aid Ghana (AAG) and FoodSPAN in four regions in Ghana has revealed that the production of biofuel is fast affecting food crop farmers in the regions.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:32:39 -0400c1bcbbc73350ca4912f80388741a0118 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180676.htmlA new report from the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership confirms that current investment in malaria control is saving lives and providing far-reaching benefits for countries. But it warns that without sustained and predictable funding, the significant contribution of malaria control toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) could be reversed.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:10 -04008a759d03e996cc74b821d5af8b445e77 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180656.htmlAgriBank and the Ministry of Fisheries signed an agreement yesterday setting down guidelines for financing aquaculture or fish-farming projects, and the loans will be provided by AgriBank.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:51:08 -04002b04c86569f62c7b615827812cdf4c20 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180623.htmlTwo Indian companies, Verdanta Harvest Pvh and Shapoorji Pallonji, are set to sign an agreement with Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to rent large areas of land.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:29:15 -0400e9977a1b846a571e7890637a370bbe84 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180620.htmlThe European Commission (EC) has earmarked six million euros as grants to be disbursed to eligible civil society groups in Nigeria. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the Commission, Mabel Aden, made this known at an information session organised for civil society groups held in Sokoto.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:28:34 -0400b2fe9f9b422d799f279905c5dfd5e888 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180509.htmlThe House of Representatives yesterday mandated its committee on agriculture to investigate reasons why the ministry of agriculture failed to disburse the N200bn loan approved for farmers last year.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:51:22 -04009fb77a8feec20107a79e9c04b352bd32 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180500.htmlFARMERS feel like an endangered species right now. First a song calling for their extermination appears to be gaining popularity in some African National Congress (ANC) circles. Then the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform proposes turning their land into a "national asset".Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:19 -04003b11284ee880cb2388f2154c42d676f5 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180389.htmlThe First Deputy Prime Minister, Eriya Kategaya, has called on farmers in Itojo sub-county, Ntungamo district to grow more fruits to supply the new processing plant in the area.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:38 -04000aa3423e52b828934e4f1876774d66f4 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180387.htmlThe government is to support districts in the fight against illegal fishing following the failure of Beach Management Units, a senior fisheries official has said.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:36 -04005f3ebe56a7da2664cdbd7626ccc4949a http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180382.htmlCattle keeping is a major economic and cultural activity of many people in various districts in Uganda, where grazing is done on communal land. With the increased population in the country, there is no doubt there will be an increased demand on land.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:29 -040069134582e7e7e2b62c56b82a0a3f7adb http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180381.htmlRice farmers in the district are set to earn sh500m annually from selling rice, Mike Okwir, the co-ordinator for Lira District Farmers Association, has said. 'We have 900 commercial rice farmers in Otuke who are registered and they are producing a minimum of 600kg to one tonne of rice annually. A kilo of rice is going for sh2,000 in the open market".Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:27 -04004b4ac0af1ff87c0b919a2ce75c2f129c http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180328.htmlThe transitional government of Somalia said that they will search why some of the lawmakers went to abroad, just as some of the transitional government officials including ministers were accused involving the corrupt of UN aid food to Somalia, official said on Thursday.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:02:40 -040092d59526196353b5cdd341bd64ff6284 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180277.htmlPrices of food stuff have skyrocketed in Imo state following the crisis in Jos Plateau state. The commoditities include meat, beans, yam, tomatoes, onions and even garri.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:41:45 -0400f67b1ddcffbda9c91a3511f49bca4ece http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180226.htmlFederal Government has yet to redeem its pledge of sending materials worth $3.5 million and 50 volunteers, including doctors, to Haiti, which was hit by earthquake on January 12.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:27:41 -0400a1648ce6f21c9f5147d3c47973735a25 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180179.htmlSeveral foreign governments have pledged a total of $ 35 million towards boosting the Rwandan government's agricultural irrigation program, Prime Minister Bernard Makuza has saidThu, 18 Mar 2010 05:21:18 -040021fd281d6ede32ef6143431754309521 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180172.htmlThe Swedish government has promised to help South Africa develop more renewable energy sources as the two countries vow to fight the devastating effects of climate change.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:18:10 -04001f82728ff9600f7bfe74b33e42c52ea8 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180061.htmlThe Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has increased tobacco selling days to five a week in response to an upsurge in deliveries to the auction floors.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:23:28 -040016c8f8af28a9c45d502f723d09332805 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180056.htmlAvailability of air means by the army and police has facilitated the assistance to the victims of floods in the southern Cunene province, Angop has learnt.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:17:04 -0400a464a2c0634f2b529b7c6033f59697c2 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003171155.htmlThe Education Ministry on Wednesday reached out to British donors a day after the UK said it would no longer fund programmes through the government.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:17:09 -040007d45dc49d02bed7c67b1077a3ff7ab8 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003171097.htmlThe Security Council should urge Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to initiate an independent investigation into the food distribution programme in Somalia, a United Nations group of experts recommends in a new report which claims that humanitarian officials divert food aid for military use.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:14:38 -0400e1dd8d5ad7716c90ab9c3255d74800e4 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170984.htmlThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working to ensure that some 145,000 children affected by conflict in the Central African Republic have literature, mathematics and science books.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:33:52 -0400c0ebbffd09218dc3b56eaeffa5f777ce http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170943.htmlDelta State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Tony Nwaka, has led officials of his ministry to Obasanjo Farms in Ogun State for a facility tour of the farms and discussion on the prospects of establishing Obasanjo farms in the state.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:52:52 -04005b9c7b8abc901034f924b471e9315872 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170928.htmlThe Government is steadfast in supporting and facilitating development programmes aimed at benefiting and empowering Kenyans economically, President Mwai Kibaki has re-affirmed.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:34:47 -0400469a39ee8957d51eac61effd30ca95d5 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170468.htmlSmall holder farmers will still have to wait much longer to be able to access the N40 billion earmarked for them from the federal government's N200 billion agriculture loan facility.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:50:08 -04003d536a056df74b3bf5a36db3ca03ff36 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170369.htmlPublic junior and senior secondary schools as well as technical colleges in Lagos State received an unprecedented boost yesterday as Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) announced $90 million (equivalent of N13.5 billion) intervention funds the World Bank provided to address diverse challenges confronting public schools in the state.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:27:01 -0400b1b8882c97f38ed1c9f56012cb46d4dc http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170353.htmlTimes are tough for Sarah Amana, 33, a fish monger at Laropi landing site in Adjumani district, northern Uganda. The fishermen no longer bring in the bountiful catches. Amana has had to settle for smaller fish.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:26:03 -0400c572a5e7c74d5010458ec13f2983b606 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170223.htmlGuinea pigs are being studied as a viable solution to food insecurity issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The small and easy to conceal guinea pigs are a livestock option that is well suited for the DRC's conflict zones, according to Brigitte Maass, forage scientist for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (known by its French acronym as CIAT).Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:12:44 -0400b77f8d71f69019fca5878c45389e6387 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170194.htmlThe National Defence minister, Cndido Van-Dnem, said Tuesday in Ondjiva, southern Cunene province, that his department and others of the Government will continue providing assistance to the victims of the rains and floods hitting the local populations.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:02:44 -04007b0ede0cd8cf2fc96b8f21b1ad2f908e http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170160.htmlStakeholders in the tea sector will on Thursday, meet the Ministry of Agriculture to negotiate the possible increase of farm gate prices.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:09 -04005380b6c7c2a3b2221d40ac3447b9d4c5 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170153.htmlThe Rwandan Muslim community, in partnership with Aid Africa Muslim Agency (AAMA), yesterday donated foodstuff and clothes worth Rwf 7m to 100 families in Nyarugenge district affected by floods two weeks ago.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:39:57 -04008c38b881f20b7acff54e7c6a47dea4b7 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170148.htmlThe distribution of fertilisers to farmers has played a major role in boosting the country's agricultural sector and the economy at large, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, told parliament yesterday.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:39:52 -04005cbbdf35156a3381b8d3fed0dac86bc0 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003170138.htmlThe Mukwano group of companies has unveiled a sh2b maize factory in Lira. "The factory will be operational next month and will require 100 tonnes every day," Tony Ghadoka, the Mukwano Group executive director, said.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:22:49 -0400f0dc1e7ae55b84c95c216a0f8fe8a0b6 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003161127.htmlFood crops worth millions of shillings are rotting on farms in the country's grain basket of North Rift, as farmers cannot access market for the produce.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:01:51 -0400116dfc3f58509ef9d7b18f9d7114a680 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160757.htmlEUROPEAN Union (EU) under the aegis of EU SRIP, has donated Information Technology equipment and accessories worth N196 million to the Cross River State Government.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:01 -040091cc55d0acbd1dbe7a7fcc54218038fe http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160751.htmlThe state owned Adami Tulu Pesticide SC is concerned about the stock of 400tn of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) it has in its possession after the decision of the Ministry of Health (MoH) to ban its use starting this year.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:47 -04002c39611d65146706de88dee6b2b676d6 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160748.htmlTwo Indian firms, Verdanta Harvest Pvh and Shapoorji Pallonji are to sign a contractual agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) to lease a large plot, reliable sources disclosed.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:43 -0400e7feda7b0ca59be4213cde7f075a00cd http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160748.htmlTwo Indian firms, Verdanta Harvest Pvh and Shapoorji Pallonji are to sign a contractual agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) to lease a large plot, reliable sources disclosed.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:43 -0400e7feda7b0ca59be4213cde7f075a00cd http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160657.htmlTHE National Institute for Communicable Diseases yesterday confirmed the deaths of two people in the Free State who had contracted river valley fever, an airborne disease that is affecting sheep, goats and cattle around the country.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:56:38 -04006cdf9634ec8656b5b6cb9c6e20a5cf09 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160545.htmlPOULTRY producer Astral Foods yesterday said it would open a bakery in Cape Town costing at least R70m and will be looking closely at Africa for expansion.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:38 -0400294656b76da7e21b0096d77d47a352ed http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160543.htmlFARMERS' union AgriSA held an emergency meeting with Department of Rural Development and Land Reform director-general Thozi Gwanya yesterday to discuss his department's proposals that productive farmland be nationalised.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:36 -0400e9347a6efd94222b5950e0c648300066 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160514.htmlNigerian born American Football star Amobi Okoye is putting smiles on the faces of kids in Delta and Anambra States with plans to distribute 30,000 textbooks to schools as part of his Foundation's target to improve educational opportunities in several rural communities.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:12 -040055e12533ba3c550b7be04fe6b88694ff http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160372.htmlSometime last year the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMA&WR) came out with a N200 billion credit facility, which was to be disbursed to farmers under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS).Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:08:53 -0400598afa14a0c81e2326a803c4eb0a9737 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160144.htmlThe deputy minister of Interior for Civil Protection and Fire Service, Eugnio Laborinho, over the weekend in Ondjiva, southern Cunene province, reiterated continued effort to secure assistance to the victims of the floods hitting the region.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:21:45 -0400957e4d226c219138f76db637f84ba201 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003160040.htmlAgriculture Minister, Agnes Kalibata, has called for concrete action in making food security a reality on the continent.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:25:10 -04002a3ae152db860fd73cfb6782ab0b8b1e http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151674.htmlTropical storm Hubert battered Madagascar on 10 March, cutting off entire communities in the southeast from emergency aid. A limited amount of relief - mainly food items - has been flown in because of damage to infrastructure, and aid agencies are trying to reach people in need of assistance via the river systems.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:06:25 -0400e85a961d61c27ea19496bb3d5b6b702c http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151650.htmlThe milk crisis has deepened with the reduction of producer prices by Sh7 per litre -- a move that will hurt the earnings of thousands of farmers whose output got a lift from the December heavy rains.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:53:31 -0400c7e2e108453391ecd5d6ded1a8edb62e http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151504.htmlFive days of fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have left residents without food, cut off from their homes and unable to bury their dead, civil society leaders in the city said.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:09 -04009253e4808e32da92c83057e1c795ecf9 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151467.htmlThe Angolan Armed Forces (FAA)'s General Staff chief, gen. Francisco Furtado, on Friday in Ondjiva City guaranteed more support to assistance for the population, so as to reduce the effects of the floods which are hitting the southern Cunene Province.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:30:20 -040052135b8fa9ce4dfdd2c3fbad79b85e16 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151334.htmlDONATIONS will not help Africa achieve prosperity for all unless governments begin to focus on how to exploit and invest in people's brains, the Germany ambassador to Uganda has said.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:53:21 -0400e9d87867b28a40f30c0544101bcce8a1 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151332.htmlDONATIONS will not help Africa achieve prosperity for all unless governments begin to focus on how to exploit and invest in people's brains, the Germany ambassador to Uganda has said.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:53:20 -0400c435dc36191b028ba8ae72a53f59ad78 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003151150.htmlThe Japan Social Development Fund has disbursed $2.69 million through the World Bank, to fight malnutrition in Tanzania.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:12:46 -0400c5afa6cee51d408090845038caee4ff8 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003150761.htmlThe warning strike embarked upon last week by cattle and foodstuff traders in protest against what they described as "multiple tax" collected from them by various local council revenue personnel on the federal highways has been suspended.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:21:10 -04000f1a4f05dfe6cb74636e9a11f32ce54f http://allafrica.com/stories/201003150218.htmlA shipment of aid is expected to leave South Africa on Freedom Day, April 27, for Haiti in solidarity with the world's first black republic, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, announced today.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:09:41 -0400a18a79c9e42a8a2fd9531a0bda927d7e http://allafrica.com/stories/201003121108.htmlFinance Minister Tendai Biti provided a dose of reality on Thursday when he admitted that it is unlikely foreign donors will chip in to help the country finance a projected US$810 million budget deficit. Key western donors are reluctant to pour money into the shaky coalition government, and the continued rights abuses and the controversial indigenization law have not helped matters.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:32 -0500176046f7b1dcd205f1dfa33bccaed8ec http://allafrica.com/stories/201003121086.htmlAid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:47:50 -0500e8e07573704eca021116895a476ee006 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003111118.htmlThe United Nations is gathering supplies for some 130,000 people in southern Africa on alert for potential evacuation from flood-risk zones following weeks of torrential rains in northern Mozambique and neighbouring Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:19 -0500c5d92e0bc0ff0535ad42301b00225979 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003110958.htmlA severe food and malnutrition crisis is looming in Niger, according to aid agencies.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:49 -0500c0e35ae2de7c12a19db1eb0f5fd20965 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003110903.htmlThe government of Somalia's Puntland state has signed agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme to expand the capacity of the port in commercial city of Bossasso.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:33:43 -05006da169371d3826dee896ea9a52546308