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[Bird Story Agency] A women's farming group in southern Malawi is reinvesting cotton earnings in poultry, livestock, shops and savings schemes--turning a seasonal crop into year-round income, new jobs and greater financial independence. Their progress also shows what Malawi's struggling cotton sector could deliver if persistent problems with seed, prices and market access are addressed.
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[Bird Story Agency] A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields.
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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- American geopolitical analyst Andrew Korybko has warned that the Eritrean regime's proxy strategy could further destabilize the Horn of Africa, fuel insecurity and threaten regional stability.
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[Vanguard] Yenagoa -- The African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to nominate former President Goodluck Jonathan for the position of United Nations Secretary-General.
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[Liberian Investigator] Serving Liberian police commanders drove escort for the country's largest cocaine consignment as it was moved from the shoreline where it came ashore to the stash house where it was later seized, and two of them were charged and sent to court Thursday, Inspector General of Police Gregory Coleman said.