Kenya’s food security is expected to remain precarious following a delayed poor long rains which also affected the 2016 cropping season and the prolonged drought ravaging many parts of the country,

Hundreds of fishermen and herders in Kenya’s coastal Lamu County, a UNESCO world heritage site, are reeling from a prolonged drought that dried up fresh water lakes.

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it has secured 10.7 million U.S.

MOGADISHU Somalia (Xinhua) -- Drought-stricken families in rural Somalia have been given a lifeline via 100 U.S.

A small fishing village in Kenya’s coastal region has earned international recognition as a hub for green economy thanks to a community-owned carbon offset project that has enhanced the conservatio

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya’s ministry of health in partnership with multilateral donors and academia on Thursday launched a six year project to promote nutrition status in the country through mass f

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Authorities in southern Tanzania on Friday said they have arrested four people suspected to be poachers for allegedly killing two elephants, and removing its tusks.

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Nearly 6,000 cattle have died in Tanzania’s northwestern region of Shinyanga between last September and February of this year due to drought, an official said Thursday.

The use of bucket toilets in Namibia will be a thing of the past by the end of 2017, Namibian Minister of Urban and Rural Development Sophia Shaningwa said Monday.

DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities on Monday warned what they described as wealthy and politically well-connected individuals against diverting water from the Great Ruaha Rive

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