Liberia: Govt Publishes Landmark Resource Audit, but Needs to Address Findings

[Global Witness]Publication of a full audit of how Liberia awarded its resource concessions between 2009 and 2011 is a global first, said campaigning watchdog Global Witness today.

Africa: African Countries Must Improve Livestock Data

[SciDev.Net]Nairobi -Africa still suffers from a lack of good quality data on livestock that could be used to measure and improve progress as well as inform policymaking processes, scientists have said.

Africa: Report Calls for a Radical Shift Towards Reducing Inequality

[IRIN]Nairobi -The hunger afflicting millions of people in the world's poorest regions will not end unless there is radical shift in governance and development work toward narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, says a new report by the aid agency Oxfam.

Libya: Vast Borders Still a No-Man's Land for Most

[ThinkAfricaPress]Loose-knit ethnic militias form the backbone of border control in the southern regions of Libya that the government has declared under emergency law.

Egypt: Food Security and Nutritional Status Worsening Amidst Economic Challenges

[WFP]Cairo -Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).