By Thando Hlophe KNYSNA, South Africa, Feb 11 (Reuters) - In South Africa's most visited and affluent province, Western Cape, ...

As Lent begins, Catholic leaders across Eastern Africa are urging prayers -- and action -- for millions facing a deepening drought crisis.

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The United States, Brazil and India are the world's largest growers of GM crops while in Africa, South Africa is the only country producing GM maize on a commercial scale. Aid agency Oxfam has said 10 ...

"Governments are responding with available resources, but this is an unprecedented situation. Children's survival is dependent on action taken today," she added in a statement. Nearly 1 million ...

As the Horn of Africa enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain, displacement continues to climb as millions from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya struggle to survive amid scarce water sources ...

The African Giant Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) is the world's second largest species of frog after the goliath frog.© Lauren Suryanata/Shutterstock.com African bullfrogs approach parenting a ...

Oxfam has raised only $168-million of the $574-million that the group says it needs for emergency food aid following a drought in East Africa, reports Reuters. Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia were the ...

A scorching drought in Southern Africa that led to widespread crop failure could nudge African nations to finally embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and reduce grain imports.