Zimbabwe: Planting, Inputs Distribution Intensify

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Zimbabwe: Planting, Inputs Distribution Intensify

[The Herald] As rains continue falling, 891 100 hectares of summer crops have been planted but farmers are now pushing for more irrigation to cope with erratic seasons having seen those with some access to supplementary irrigation getting good crops.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Africa: UN Agencies Warn COVID-19 Could Plunge Millions of Children into Forced Labor

A joint report by the International Labor Organization and U.N. Children’s Fund warns that millions of children are likely to be pushed into forced labor because of the economic fallout from the COVID-19

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Nigeria: Exclusive - How AfDB Ethics Committee, Whistleblowers Clashed During Adesina's Probe

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Uganda's $12b Budget Offers Tax Waivers, Credit Access to SMEs

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Africa: After COVID-19, African Women Must Get Back to Better Jobs

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Somalia: Puntland Minister Succumbs to COVID-19

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Nyirakayeye, a smallholder farmer and mother of four from Jenda Sector in Nyabihu says that the losses she incurred are valued at Rwf600,000 which she expected to cash in on the harvest if the season had gone as

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Senegal: COVID-19 Creates a Unique Opportunity for an Inclusive and Sustainable Food Policy

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AfDB boss facing new graft probe

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Rwanda: EU Offers Rwf55 Billion Grant to Rwanda for COVID-19 Relief

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