East Africa nutrient mining takes its toll on bananas
[NAIROBI] Heavy 'nutrient mining' ? the unreplenished removal by crops of soil nutrients such as phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium ? by smallholder farmers has left most soils in Eastern Africa's Great Lakes region infertile and unproductive, a new study has shown
Rising food prices threaten hunger for millions - Oxfam
Charity urges political leaders to reform 'flawed' global food system, cut use of food crops for biofuels
African leaders fail to agree on Congo force
Fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese government forces has displaced nearly half a million people since April