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By Absalom Shigwedha
Namibia’s Omaruru River runs dry for much of the year, but along with the aquifers it feeds is a vital source of water for a wide area. / Servaas van den Bosch/IPS
WINDHOEK, Jun 7 (IPS) – A transboundary initiative aimed at providing clean drinking water and proper sanitation between Angola and Namibia [...]
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South Africa’s Patience Thenjiwe Mthunzi in the laboratory.
Women in science face a difficult time getting recognition; they often have to put in more to get the same recognition as men.
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Crops in West Africa
Tinus de Jager speaks to Hugo Verkuijl, DG of MaliBiocarburant, who produces biofuels “in a way that supplements farmers’ incomes, contributes to poverty alleviation and respects the environment”. The question is whether farmers can grow both food and fuel in Western Africa.
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By Johannes Myburgh
Mozambican entrepreneur Lucia Bebane has a budding peanut business despite the challenges for small businesspeople. / Johannes Myburgh/IPS
MAPUTO, Jun 5 (IPS) – When you board Mozambique’s national carrier, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, you will most likely be given small orange packets of peanuts to munch as the jet whisks you from [...]
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Entrepreneurs selling their wares in Cotonou, Benin
Tinus de Jager interviews Steven Schonberger, IFAD’s Regional Economist for West and Central Africa, on the problems and success in establishing good farming practices in the region.
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West African taxis struggle on some of the potholed roads in the region. Credit: Tinus de Jager/IPS
Concerns about oil money not reaching the poorest of the poor in West Africa still abound, but NGOs say issues can still be addressed. Steven Schonberger, the West and Central Africa regional economist for IFAD, told Tinus de Jager [...]
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Produce sold on the streets in Cotonou, Benin. Credit: Tinus de Jager/IPS
While many farmers in West Africa are still struggling to get information on crops and farming techniques, it seems as if more readily available information … on commodity prices and the weather … are reaching even subsistence farmers in the region.
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By Mel Frykberg
In the forefront at Tahrir Square a year back, women continue to struggle for rights. / Mohammed Omer/IPS.
CAIRO, Jun 2 (IPS) – "It was so frustrating but so exciting at the same time," recalls 15-year-old Mariam Assam, a year-10 student in Cairo. Assam was recalling the days she tried to join protestors [...]
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