Botswana’s diamond trade, an increasingly lucrative business in one of the most unequal nations
After years of negotiations, the country’s government has signed a new agreement with gem giant De Beers, which will give it a larger share of revenue
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Fas Boye, the close-knit community where the Senegal migrant boat disaster hits home
A small vessel set sail from the coastal town for the Canary Islands before drifting for a month, leaving more than 90 dead and relatives to mourn those who departed
Yeast-free fonio bread in Senegal to combat the price of wheat baguettes, made more expensive by the war
The West African country promotes baked goods made with native grains, to overcome the ups and downs of imports after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Zimbabwe set for another record wheat yield, bringing back the dream of self-sufficiency
With the war in Ukraine as a wake-up call, the African country has decided to focus more on its own production and less on imports. But bigger harvests will not by themselves solve the problem of food insecurity
Concerns about fleeing Sudanese are increasing, including among their compatriots in Egypt
Of the more than 200,000 Sudanese who have fled violence in their country, almost half went to Egypt where millions already live, leading to heightened tension
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How Kenya is controlling locust plagues
One year after millions of the voracious insects invaded the country, specialist hunters have developed a system to defeat them. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has declared the operation a near-total success. EL PAÍS boards a control and fumigation plane to see the mission in action