Ogun State is experiencing an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), with pig farmers in parts of the state reporting significant animal deaths and financial losses. The outbreak has reportedly affected pig farms around the Ikangba and Agoro areas of Ogun State, prompting calls for an urgent, coordinated response from…

A new study published on 22 September 2026 has provided one of the clearest national pictures yet of how reported foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have moved across Nigeria over the past decade. The study, published in Scientific Reports, analysed officially reported FMD outbreaks across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal…

Agriculture Summit Africa 2026 brought farmers, investors, financiers, agribusinesses and policymakers together in Abuja to examine what it will take to turn Africa’s agricultural potential into food security, trade and economic power Africa has the land, the farmers and the markets. What remains unresolved is how to connect them at…

Dr Johan Dreesen takes over from Dr Isabelle Dieuzy-Labaye as GALVmed prepares for its next phase of work on livestock health, vaccination and smallholder livelihoods The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) has appointed Dr Johan Dreesen as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees, marking a leadership…

Free September campaign targets high-risk areas as Ghana strengthens its push to eliminate human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 Ghana has launched a nationwide mass rabies vaccination campaign targeting 25,000 dogs and cats in identified high-risk areas, as the country intensifies efforts to prevent human deaths from dog-mediated rabies.…

Inside ARUVIN’s maiden national conference and the push to move ruminant veterinary practice from treating individual animals to managing productivity, economics and resilience Nigeria’s livestock conversation has often been framed around numbers: how many cattle, how many sheep, how many goats, how much milk, how much meat. But at the…

A pig farmer in Kenya has become one of the clearest examples of how quickly an animal-health crisis can become an economic crisis. Peter Gitonga Kimani, a pig farmer in Ruai, Nairobi, reportedly lost 152 pigs after African Swine Fever (ASF) struck his farm. The losses were estimated at about…

For a farmer keeping 20 goats, losing several animals to disease can wipe out months of income. For a pastoral household, the loss of sheep or goats can remove an important source of food, cash and financial security. Yet at the national level, one of the biggest challenges in protecting…

After more than 87 cattle were lost to Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Namisindwa District has lifted its quarantine. But livestock movement will remain tied to proof of vaccination. Namisindwa District in eastern Uganda has lifted a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) quarantine that had been in place since July, following a reported reduction in…

Nigeria has commenced a livestock disease surveillance exercise in Cross River State, targeting 600 samples as part of the country’s broader effort to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants by 2030. The exercise, being conducted by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in collaboration with the Cross River State Government, is…