Kenya has launched the East Coast Fever (ECF) vaccine to control a deadly disease that causes the death of 1.1mn cattle yearly across eastern, central and southern Africa

Farmers who need to buy stock feeds and have experienced cattle loss during times of drought in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, have urged finance minister, Tendai Biti, to consider introducing a livestock revolving fund in his 2013 budget

The government of Osun State in Nigeria has set up a 10,000 capacity cattle ranch to improve the state's self reliance in beef production and target high demand for cattle from Lagos

Zimbabwe’s government has advised farmers in drought stricken regions to consider selling some of their unproductive cattle to raise money to buy supplementary feeds

New analysis published in the academic Science journal traces the cause of the recent global eradication of deadly cattle disease, rinderpest, and credits local African herders for their insight and assistance