AU Extraordinary Summit on Agriculture Stories

President Ruto leaves for African Union agriculture summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

The outcomes of the meeting are expected to shape policies that drive economic growth and ensure food security across the continent.

MP Abdul Haro: UDM Party key to securing resources for marginalised North Eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

The Eastleigh Voice Reporter Barack Oduor spoke to Mandera South MP Abdul Haro on the role of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party in changing t...

Anyone opposing livestock vaccination is mad, possibly stupid, says Ruto
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 10, 2024

Ruto said the vaccination will target the country's 22 million heads of cattle and 50 million small-stock in a bid to combat diseases that have long a...

MP Keynan to President Ruto: Help bring missing Wajir MCA back to his family
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2024

Keynan reminded President Ruto of his government's commitment to eradicating abductions and ensuring the safety of all citizens.

Why government’s drought emergency plan failed- PS Kello Harsama
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2024

The PS revealed that the government is currently committed to establishing 450 feedlots nationwide and plans to place 5,000 hectares of land under pas...

Northeastern leaders demand immediate release of Sh70bn from equalisation fund during Wajir summit
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

Speaking during the official launch of the Pastoralist Summit in Wajir town, Ali urged PPG members, comprising 109 MPs, to remain united in pressuring...

Calls for state, donor collaboration as pastoralist leadership summit starts in Wajir
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 09, 2024

Calling for greater integration into Kenya's national development agenda, the event's patron Dido Raso noted the challenges that pastoralist communiti...

Pastoralist leadership summit kicks off in Wajir County
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2024

In preparation for the summit, Wajir County undertook various activities, including cleaning the town, demolishing stalls along major roads, and impos...

Regional leaders merge Nairobi and Luanda Peace Processes for Eastern DRC
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 02, 2024

The summit acknowledged the complexities arising from the parallel peace initiatives and called for their consolidation into a single, jointly managed...

Ruto's praise for Tanzania overtaking Kenya in regional trade stirs online debate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2024

Ruto acknowledged Kenya's decline in regional trade leadership while applauding Tanzania for being at the forefront.

Ruto calls for regional integration, proposes single EAC political confederation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2024

Ruto urged regional leaders to honour the ambitions of the founding fathers of East Africa's post-independence vision by consolidating the East Africa...

International court to begin hearings that may shape climate change litigation
Reuters  |  Nov 29, 2024

Fiji’s Attorney General Graham Leung called the hearings a historic opportunity for small island developing states in their quest for climate change j...

Countries to update green pledges by February 2025 as current ones fall short
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 29, 2024

Kenya's latest 2020 update was classified among the most ambitious pledges and was submitted to the NDC Registry held by UNFCCC.

COP29 ends with $300bn annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’
UN News  |  Nov 24, 2024

The target, or new collective quantified goal (NCQG), will replace the existing $100 billion goal that is due to expire in 2025.

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading
Reuters  |  Nov 24, 2024

The agreement hinged on ensuring credibility in the system so it can reliably lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock
Reuters  |  Nov 23, 2024

Past failures to meet climate finance obligations have also made developing countries mistrustful of new promises.

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash as Argentina walks away
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

Many Western governments arrived in Baku reluctant to pledge big sums.

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
Reuters  |  Nov 13, 2024

COP29 host Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused Western countries of hypocrisy for lecturing others while still being major consumers and produ...

Guterres tells leaders at COP29 to pay up or face climate-led disaster
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

Scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected.

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