Nigeria: COVID-19 affects farm labourers’ incomes
It’s early Sunday morning, the temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season has just begun. With a […]
Nigeria: Farmers face difficulties accessing farm inputs due to COVID-19 lockdown
It’s around eight o’clock in the morning and Bello Iliyasu is already riding a motorcycle—not by choice, but because there […]
Zimbabwe: Girls vulnerable as COVID-19 drives child marriages (Gender Links)
Fourteen-year-old Grace Ndlovu earned a living by selling wild fruits and Mopani worms to motorists. But she aspired to be […]
COVID-19 and community engagement
It’s important to get the word out about COVID-19. A consortium of international NGOs has assembled an online library of […]
Kenya: ‘Mama mbogas’ and the path to recovery (New Humanitarian)
Saidi Mburi’s shop sales are a good barometer of the economic health of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, and they […]
Africa Science Focus podcast
SciDev.Net has a new English-language podcast focusing on science and health issues in the sub-Saharan Africa region. The French-language version […]
Benin: Village savings and loans groups struggle due to COVID-19
It’s almost 11 a.m. on a Wednesday in early July. The sky is darkening and rain is starting to fall. […]
Eswatini: Farmers keep vegetable supply flowing (IPS)
Nobukhosi Cebekhulu and Khetsiwe Tofile are both well into their sixties. The women sit outside Mrs. Tofile’s home in Malkerns, […]
How to create radio spots
Farm Radio International has been sharing many radio spots lately: about locusts, COVID-19, and the UN Decade of Family Farming. […]
Internews webinars and recordings about COVID-19
Internews has hosted and produced many webinars and recorded talks in recent months to address the COVID-19 crisis. Many discuss […]