Big brother

WSSD clearly illustrated the hatred of the US' bullying tactics

‘Born Free Foundation’ urges US and EU to end import of lion trophies

Organisation also calls for an international moratorium on lion hunting

Alien pest invades farmlands in Africa, destroys crops in more than 10 countries

Unlike the native pest, the fall armyworm from the Americas is harder to detect and eradicate

GM or organic: The choice before African nations

An African Development Bank report pushes for GM technologies for achieving food security, while some African nations are showing the way with …

Lion hunting only makes sense if it's part of a package of interventions

New research from Zambia's Luangwa Valley identifies reforms needed for lion trophy hunting

Zimbabwe struggles with energy poverty

Only 44 per cent of the over 3 million households in the country are electrified, reveals national energy audit

Caught in a maize

Poor access to healthcare hits HIV eradication goal

UNICEF says its global goal of reducing new HIV infections in children by 90 per cent between 2009 and 2015 is still out of reach

France won’t buy Zimbabwe’s ‘excess’ elephants

Animal rights group petitioned to stop the sale

Yes, black Africans did construct architectural marvels

The persistent racial stereotype of blacks not having intelligence has often had tragic consequences. It is time to end it

Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands — It’s time for a new conservation approach

Additional revenue streams are needed to incentivise private and community rhino custodians

Should ivory trade be legalised?

International ban on ivory trade has neither reduced elephant poaching nor the volume of the illegal trade. Is it time the trade is legalised? …

Towards food security: perspectives from three continents

The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …

A continental crisis, and a few green shoots

African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …

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World Elephant Day: Why conservation efforts in Africa evoke opposing reactions

Uneven distribution of the jumbos across the continent has led to increase in human-wildlife conflict and loss of habitat

Inflation hits agriculture in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe on jatropha drive

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Zimbabwe to cull elephants to check their growth

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Eviction images

Zimbabwe orders troops to oversee crop collection

Are Zimbabwe's economic problems exaggerated?