Kampala — Maize production in the country is expected to drop by 19 per cent if government does not tame the effects of climate change, a senior government official has said.

The World Bank Group today unveiled a new plan that calls for $16 billion in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent's resilience to climate

Seeds without borders: Using and sharing plant genetic diversity to adapt to climate change in Africa

Rotary International and its affiliates in Abuja are to spend some N39.8 million (around $200,000) to provide water supply through 79 boreholes in impoverished communities of Abuja.

The federal government has lamented loss of N455 billion annually to poor sanitation saying it is equivalent to 1.3 per cent of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP).

Kampala — The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has endorsed Uganda's renewable energy investment plans, a move aimed at financing renewable energy projects in the country.

Mauritius and Australia signed yesterday in Port Louis an agreement on Assessing Wave Energy and Micro Grid in Mauritius.

The International Finance Corporation has issued a Sh51 billion ($500 million) bond to fund investments in developing countries.

Maputo — The Mozambican Health Ministry intends to introduce a new vaccine against poliomyelitis, which will be officially launched on Friday in Manhica district, 89 kilometres north of Maputo.

"It is estimated that only one in three families (34 per cent) in Tanzania has access to improved toilets with wide disparities between regions, across urban and rural areas," according to a report