Global stem rust tracker unveiled in China
[BEIJING] A global monitoring system was unveiled today to track the spread of devastating wheat pathogens known as stem rusts, at the 2012 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Technical Workshop in China.
Study highlights lack of climate-linked aid to Malawi
Relatively little donor funding is being channelled towards climate adaptation activities in Africa, researchers say
Sudan, S. Sudan resume border talks with eye to oil
Fighting along the 1,800-km (1,200-mile) border threatened to boil over into a full-scale war in April when South Sudan seized an oil-producing region long held by Sudan
LRA rebels capture dozens in raid in Central African Republic
Attack highlights challenges facing Ugandan and U.S. forces trying to help end one of Africa's longest-running insurgencies
World's newest nation South Sudan names UN ambassador
New ambassador hopes for breakthrough in Sudan talks