African Agriculture and Food Systems
Nairobi, Kenya | 3 December 2025 — In a region where more than 70 percent of people draw their livelihoods from agriculture, and where food systems are strained by climate shocks and volatile markets, a new movement is taking shape. It is youthful, ambitious, technology-driven — and rapidly gaining momentum across East Africa. This week, […]
NAIROBI — Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya has appointed Rashmi Pillai, a seasoned expert in digital financial services and former executive at the fintech unicorn Wave Mobile Money, as its next Chief Executive Officer. Pillai will take the helm in February 2026, succeeding Tamara Cook, whose six-year tenure has been defined by a pivot toward “financial […]
Kilimokwanza.org Report 50, December 1: The Century of the Hoe and the Tractor: A Socio-Ecological History of Agricultural Development in Tanzania (c. 1924–2024) Introduction: The Metabolic Rift and the Unfinished Agrarian Question The agricultural history of Tanzania over the last century is not merely a chronicle of crop yields, export statistics, or shifting political regimes; […]