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Harvesting grapes from one of the two founder vines of the Rubaksum Tsellim landrace, trained over a household pergola in Aksum, Tigray. Yemane Hailu Fissuh

Tigray’s old grapevines have survived against the odds: new research uncovers their genetic and historic value

A distinctive local variety of grapevine from Ethiopia’s Tigray region could offer potential as a dryland crop.
A farmer gathers goat carcasses in drought-hit northeastern Kenya on Jan. 21, 2026. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Africa’s Greater Horn region is facing a looming polycrisis fueled by conflict, prices, climate and disease

The response to the many problems facing the region has been set back by cuts in humanitarian aid.
A functioning water pump in Malawi. Courtesy Michael Caterina.

Handpumps bring water to rural African communities, but many are broken – study models how best to maintain them

Over 100,000 water handpumps in rural sub-Saharan Africa are broken, leaving millions without safe water. Regular maintenance is cheaper than repairs.
Traders at a market in Nakuru, Kenya. Oil price hikes will push up the price of food. Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Oil price surge is hurting African economies: scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa take stock

The universal fear is the effect the rise in prices is having on fuel, a staple commodity in every one of the countries for ordinary people as well as industries.

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