DAR-ES-SALAAM, Mar 10 (IPS) - Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture
into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged
droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers,
who don?t have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.
KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi
village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday
morning and went to school as usual.
But Mar. 1 was not a
usual day in eastern Uganda.
WINDHOEK, Mar 9 (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive
portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards
women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers.
