Reports

Maize is the most widely consumed cereal by the rural poor. Sorghum is generally one of the cheapest cereals. Teff is also very importantthroughoutthe country. Themostimportant markets for teff are the large cities including Addis Ababa,…

Staple Food Markets in East Africa: White maize is the main staple grain consumed in Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia. In Uganda, white maize is grown mainly as a commercial crop for export in the region. Imported…

Population in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) will likely increase in Somalia through October Key Messages Agropastoral areas of Hiraan, northern Gedo, Bakool, and Middle Juba deteriorated to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in June and are likely to remain…

Food security likely to deteriorate in Afar and southern Somali Key Messages • In southern and central Afar, the anticipated below normal July to September rains likely to lead to low livestock productivity and higher food prices. The…

WINDHOEK - The Angolan Embassy in Namibia says the over 3000 former Angolan refugees who voluntarily repatriated from Namibia have reintegrated and have started engaging in business to help construct the oil-rich country that endured a…

Maize, sorghum, rice, and cowpea are the most important staple foods for Somalis. Maize and sorghum are the preferred staple in agriculture areas, while rice is more popular in pastoral and urban areas. Cowpea is an…

By Akshaya Kumar and Omer Ismail June 2014 Introduction One decade after Darfur’s Janjaweed militiamen earned global infamy as “devils on horseback,” Sudan is experiencing brutal violence at their hands once again. The first six months of 2014…

Stamford, Conn. – June 26, 2014 – AmeriCares is sending emergency medical aid to help stem the deadly cholera outbreak in South Sudan. The highly infectious disease has been spreading rapidly in the war-torn country since…

Mogadishu, 23 July 2014 - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) officially marked World Refugee Day for the first time in the Somali capital,…

Africa Briefing N°99 Despite military gains against Somalia’s Islamist group Al-Shabaab, the insurgents’ defeat will remain elusive until the Somali government and its international partners address long standing social – often clan-based – grievances through parallel local…