The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to South Sudan to witness first-hand the situation in the country, including the severe food crisis affecting close to half the population. An armed conflict is still raging in South Sudan, which is one of the countries most affected by ongoing food crises … Read more
Agriculture in Ghana; what will work! – Agro mindset’s perspective The President of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Flagstaff House, Accra. 8th May 2017. Dear Mr. President, AGRICULTURE IN GHANA; WHAT WILL WORK! – AGRO MINDSET’S PERSPECTIVE Warm greetings to you Mr. President from Agro Mindset. Just to introduce ourselves … Read more
Security officers in charge of Ghana’s border towns in the Upper East region have expressed frustrations at the persistent disclosure of classified information in public by drunk informants, saying the lapses are aiding smugglers to run down the country’s economy. The anomaly, which the senior security officers described as a threat to anti-smuggling efforts, came … Read more
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016. This shows a dramatic increase compared with the 80 million in 2015, the Global Report on Food Crises 2017, has said. The report, whose compilation required integrating several measurement methodologies, represents a new and politically … Read more
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross said Tuesday, as the impact of a devastating drought worsens. Kenya is one of several East African countries suffering from food crises, along with Ethiopia, South Sudan — where famine has already been declared … Read more
Canada’s government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in four countries where 20 million people face starvation and famine. The funding for afflicted populations in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen came a week after the United Nations launched an urgent appeal for $4.4 billion in aid … Read more