Kenya's recent environmental dilemmas

Environmental concerns has always been one of the top issues in Kenya especially those who are living below the poverty line. This is because they rely on the water and land reservoir of their society. In addition to that a big portion of the Kenya’s labor force are engaged in agriculture.

The most severe devastation in Kenya’s environment was a drought in 2006. It has brought more than 3 million of people with barely enough food to live. Some parts even experience scarce over water resources and starvation.

Addressing H2O issues in a water-stressed South Africa

With a history of having a great leader, South African politicians now carry a great pressure when it comes to leading the country to a well-nurtured nation. Having the largest and highly developed economy in whole Africa, South Africa still has its issues like any other developing countries. One of which is water shortage. With the country’s economic and political resources available, how can South Africa assure its almost 53 million people a clean water to drink?

The latest about Africa’s oil and gas opportunities

Overview of Africa’s oil and gas resources

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Most African countries are now becoming known in the global market for their exemplary performance in various economic sectors, particularly in the livelihood and manufacturing industries. But the continent also boasts with its deep pockets of oil and natural gas.

The northern part of Africa, for instance, has a well-established oil industry, with large downstream and upstream activities. The problem, however, is that north Africa is threatened with civil and regional conflicts.  West Africa also has a large oil and gas reserve, in which Nigeria and Angola dominate most of the production activities. But there is a problem, as well, the rest of the West African’s oil production are overlooked and has little domestic market activities.

Maize shortage in Kenya

Kenya’s second key player in its economic growth is Agriculture. Though the country always experience harsh weather conditions, Kenyan agriculture is still considered a key economic player. Despite that, Kenya still faces food shortage. Maize stocks are only expected to be available over a short period of time due to a low productivity rate from the previous season. With irregular weather patterns and late distribution of subsidized fertilizers to farmers at hand, Kenya now faces Maize shortage.

Irregular rain patterns and late distribution of fertilizers to farmers have taken their toll on Kenya’s maize production.  Following a deficit of 10 million bags from last season’s output, Kenya prepares to import crops from neighboring countries to save its constituents from imminent starvation.