DOUALA, 29 April 2008 (IRIN) - Almost two months after the government lifted import taxes on rice, flour and fish in response to riots caused in part by high food prices, consumers are still paying the same, and in some cases more.

MALAKAL, 28 April 2008 (IRIN) - Dengershufu in Malakal, capital of the Sudanese state of Upper Nile, looks like any low-income suburb of a post-conflict Southern town, with roadside stalls selling dry fish from the nearby River Nile and children playing around in the dust. The difference on 24 April was the demining team. “That is part of a minefield that encircles Malakal town,” Fani Chikudu, site manager for MineTech, said.

BRAZZAVILLE, 25 April 2008 (IRIN) - Firmine Youla, 46, lives in Moungali, Brazzaville, and like other Congolese who are constantly affected by malaria, keeps close track of her purchases of anti-malarial medicine.

ACCRA, 22 April 2008 (IRIN) - Two oil exploration companies recently said the discovery of an estimated three billion barrels of oil is set to propel the country into the league of the big African oil producers when production starts in 2010.

JOHANNESBURG, 15 April 2008 (IRIN) - African farmers, particularly those in southern Africa, can benefit from the global boom in the demand for meat says new research that suggests several options for ensuring that the "livestock revolution" does not pass them by.