A locust outbreak in North Africa risks endangering the livelihoods of already hard-pressed farmers in the region. In recent weeks, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a UN agency, ...

Frei describes Africa as facing a "triple burden of malnutrition ... Another is the tree Parkia biglobosa, also known as the locust bean tree. It produces nutrient-rich seeds that Frei describes ...

A coffee variety that is considered to be one of the rarest in the world is harvested and roasted in South Africa. Grown in a small sliver of land in KwaZulu-Natal, the bean marks a significant ...

An informal meeting of the United Nations General Assembly plenary was held today in New York to hear a briefing by South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, Zane Dangor, as the country assumes the G20 ...

The African Coral Tree is one of the most spectacular of flowering trees. It is the largest of more than a dozen coral tree species that grow in our area and has the most magnificent floral display.

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

“Anything you try can work.” Where it is not racked by war, military coups or jihadism, much of Africa is battling economic stagnation and double-digit inflation rates. Ivory Coast, a country ...

This extinct species belonged to the Araliaceae family, which includes today’s ginseng, ivy, and the tropical Neocussonia trees. The findings not only deepen our understanding of ancient African ...