Critical for Mwanza to invest in source separation of waste, developing infrastructure for ensuring 100% collection coverage and efficient treatment
Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads
Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Why it’s important to remediate Dar es Salaam’s Vingunguti dumpsite
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power — but will it benefit the people?
More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity
CSE commits to strengthen solid waste management in Tanzania at 2nd pan-Africa workshop
CSE and NEMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the waste management in Tanzania
500-year-old horn container discovered in South Africa sheds light on pre-colonial Khoisan medicines
For the Khoi and San people, not all medicines were meant to treat physiological illnesses. Healers were specialised individuals ...
Surgery risks are disproportionately high for women in Africa: New study
There’s a need for country-specific and condition-specific research into women’s surgical care and ways to improve these outcomes on ...
China’s demand for Africa’s donkeys is rising. Why it’s time to control the trade
The scale of the donkey trade, both illicit and legal, poses a challenge for many countries in Africa, especially ...
Addis Ababa’s CO2 emission is 4-8 times higher than WHO standards. Here’s how the city plans to tackle the problem
Addis Ababa’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is projected to reach 32 million tonnes by 2030
Dhamaal: The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India
The story of Dhamaal performance traditions reveals the rich and complex mixing of cultures in a world shaped by ...
Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option
Accra could keep its political role, but some of its facilities and services should be distributed around the country
Dar-es-Salaam’s waste management needs a complete revamp
The waste crisis at Pugu dumpsite in Tanzania’s economic capital is rising and urgent interventions are needed
Plastic pollution in Nigeria: whose job is it to clean up the mess?
Nigeria’s rivers, lakes and ocean are also full of discarded plastic
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
Kampala, Kigali and Addis Ababa are changing fast: New book follows their distinct paths
Book explains why attempting to supplant models from urban development elsewhere, including “best practices”, will not work
100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: What the country is doing about it
Nigeria began concerted efforts to combat human and animal trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness and nagana) in 1947
Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa
It was the abundance specifically of medium and large grazers in fertile savannas, concentrated near water in the dry ...
Tigers in South Africa: A farming industry exists — often for their body parts
These big cats aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species
Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are rising, putting thousands at risk — we now know why
Surprisingly minor changes in the water balance are enough to explain the lake level rises, finds study
Spotted hyenas all sound different when they call — they can tell friend from foe
Need to memorise voices of all in a group may also explain why spotted hyenas whoop so often
Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why
Poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and where local levels of human development are relatively ...
Rwanda launches plan for next 14 years with focus on circular economy
The plan needs $211.2 million to manage waste and adopt clean production technologies
Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: It’s time to clean up
Thousands of kilograms of litter reported as clogging up the beaches of Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone could also stymie ...
TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa — what went wrong
COVID-19 pandemic, associated lockdowns have set back TB control programmes worldwide