“Why do we need to repeatedly remind the world that we are not a garbage dump? Illegal waste dumping in developing countries should be stopped at all costs.

African experts on Wednesday called on farmers and investors in agribusiness to embrace technological innovations to improve efficiency of food production and eliminate hunger.

An African Development Bank (AfDB) official on Thursday urged African countries to put in place polices that would help cut the continent's food import bill.

China will not relax its ban on imports of foreign waste after seeing a rapid decline last year, a senior official said on Thursday.

China aims to cut solid waste imports to zero by next year as it looks to reduce pollution and encourage recyclers to treat soaring volumes of domestic trash, a senior environment ministry official