ICT magazine

Leading economist and director of Earth Institute discusses aid and global warming

Irrigation seems to have been left off the agenda when it comes to discussing food security in Uganda. It needs to be added now, argues Richard M KavumaAs we now know, the people of Katine, the wider Teso region and other parts of ...

Half-yearly report says members countries have less funds to spare while poverty is on the increase in developing worldThe United Nations is warning of a $4.8bn (£2.9bn) shortfall in funding to tackle humanitarian crises in the world's poorest countries, as the credit crunch leaves ...

• Katine farmers worry about food shortages• Amref and Farm-Africa assess food situation• Soroti district 'experiencing famine'Explainer: The food crisis in UgandaJulius Eilu, 38, is worried. On a Sunday afternoon in Katine, north-east Uganda, he, his wife, Petelina Akello, ...

Katine resident John Ogalo films pupils as they battle it out at the local sports day

Katine's 18 farmers groups offered money to help cope with drought and food shortages affecting north-east UgandaKatine farmers are being encouraged to apply for funds to support income generating ideas to improve livelihoods in the sub-county.The African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref), which is ...

Many of Africa's leaders will have been distressed to hear Obama's message on aid conditionsAfrica's leaders have become accustomed to a protective stance of victimhood. They only need to say "neo-colonial" for world leaders to back off from criticism. And moats have made the ...

Many of Africa's leaders will have been distressed to hear Obama's message on aid conditionsAfrica's leaders have become accustomed to a protective stance of victimhood. They only need to say "neo-colonial" for world leaders to back off from criticism. And moats have made the ...

US president to emphasise democratic goals for African countries during speech to Ghanaian parliamentThe US is planning a dramatically more assertive policy in Africa, sometimes backed by a threat of force, to end conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria that are ...

With announcements on agriculture expected from the G8 today, Farm-Africa's new chairman, Martin Evans, tells Liz Ford what Africa's subsistence farmers really needAsked what he would like the G8 to do for African farmers this week, the new chairman of Farm-Africa, Martin Evans, ...

The Department for International Development's white paper sets out the UK government's position on aid and development over the coming years. But does it go far enough?The release of Department for International Development's white paper this week, ahead of the G8 summit in Italy, ...

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

Jane Bussmann used to pen facile interviews with Hollywood starlets. Then she decided to cover genocide in Africa. Why? She had a crush on a peace envoy, she tells Patrick BarkhamA comic novel about child soldiers is a difficult concept to grasp, particularly when ...

If Berlusconi sets the tone at next week's G8, it will be a disaster for a cherished Labour goalThe G8 is less than a week away but already the Italian presidency is seen as having a disastrous impact on aid. Uninterested, disorganised ...

Amref's latest six-month report claims successes in school enrolment and health, but lack of drugs and the small number of farmers benefiting from livelihoods work remain challengesRead the six-month report, financial review and the report highlightsRead ...

Debate aid, trade and debt with the UK international development minister, Gareth Thomas, who will be live online at 2pm on Tuesday 30 June to answer your questions. Scroll down to read his answersWith the imminent publication of a white paper that is expected ...

To mark the midway point of the Katine project, and ahead of mid-point reviews to be conducted by our independent evaluator and Amref, this week Madeleine Bunting examines progress in each of the project's five components. In her final review she looks at ...