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Feb- 2020 -26 FebruaryClimate
The cost of fighting desert locusts in East Africa has doubled
The money needed to combat a desert locust outbreak in eastern Africa has doubled to $138 million, the Food and…
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25 FebruaryBusiness
Desert-locust outbreak reaches Democratic Republic of Congo
A desert-locust outbreak that has been ravaging pastures and crops on both sides of the Red Sea has reached the…
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryEconomy
Zimbabwe lifts ban on GM corn imports in bid to avert famine
Zimbabwe has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn for the first time in 12 years as…
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Dec- 2019 -19 DecemberBusiness
Horn of Africa desert locust outbreak threatens crops, UN Says
A desert locust outbreak that may threaten crops is developing in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations’ Food and…
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17 DecemberCrops
7,000 Tons of Tanzanian Corn Heading to Zimbabwe
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority is to transport 7,000 tons of corn from Tanzania to Zimbabwe as the southern African nation…
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Nov- 2019 -15 NovemberBusiness
Tanzania wants to become the world’s biggest cashew exporter
Tanzania plans to more than triple output of cashews to 1 million tons over the next four to five years,…
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Oct- 2019 -16 OctoberGame & Wildlife
Botswana defends elephant hunts, denies blow to tourism industry
Botswana’s decision to reintroduce elephant hunting was necessary to protect its people and environment, and hasn’t adversely affected the $2…
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16 OctoberBusiness
Zimbabwe kicks off Cannabis industry with prison plantation
Zimbabwe, which is repealing its laws banning cannabis production, has launched the industry by planting industrial hemp on the grounds…
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