Around 1.4 million children could be acutely malnourished by mid-year
How prolonged conflicts left Libya vulnerable to climate change
Kabwe lead poisoning: Fresh evidence filed against mining company on behalf of over 100,000 victims
Save the seas: African countries appeal funding for oceans at UNEA5 as calls for action grow
International Women’s Day: Why 2021 shines bright for gender parity at parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the 48 countries around the world that held parliamentary elections in 2021, women candidates won 28.6% of the ...
UNEA 5.2: Support technological transfer for enhancing circular economy, says EU
United States, Argentina sought clarity on implementation of producer’s responsibilities
COVID-19 cases, deaths on the decline in all regions except Western Pacific, Africa
Western Pacific Region and Africa recorded 21% and 20% increase in the number of new weekly deaths respectively
Invasive alien species threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Africa: Study
Africa may lose about $3.66 trillion annually due to impact of IAS on agriculture
COVID-19: 6 African countries to receive technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa warns that unless Africa has a vaccine market, manufacturing vaccines will soon collapse
Malawi records Africa’s first wild polio virus cases in over 5 years
The case was detected in a three-year-old girl who began showing signs of paralysis from November 19, 2021
African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment: Lancet study
Only 55% of African children living with HIV (including those who were previously undiagnosed) are on antiretroviral therapy and ...
56 African heritage sites threatened by extreme coastal events: Study
North Africa has the largest number of exposed sites
Zambian court stops land clearing in Kasanka National Park, where 10 million bats roost annually
Every year, African straw-coloured fruit bats migrate to the park from the Congo and act as pollinators
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
Water, Africa’s Gold: South Africa seeks to increase water through recycling, reuse
South Africa is using algae to treat its wastewater and reuse it in a number of provinces
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
Agriculture & climate change: Ethiopia farmers find climate-smart ways to beat erratic weather
The climate mitigation practices also increase soil's water-holding capacity
Water, Africa’s Gold: How poverty exacerbated Nigeria’s acute water crisis
Lack of clear government funding led to avoidable deaths from water-borne diseases like cholera
Amazon new Africa headquarters being built on sacred land: Indigenous communities protest
Environmental concerns were disregarded while granting the go-ahead to the project
Why UNICEF wants to raise $255 million this year for eastern, southern Africa
The additional funds will support children with adequate, life-saving nutrition services
Water, Africa’s Gold: The Nile has been contested for long; it should now unite, say experts
As Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile nears completion, experts in the country say the Nile should ...
Water, Africa’s Gold: Climate change, deforestation behind Madagascar’s water scarcity
Madagascar, though blessed with abundant water, has recently undergone a change in its hydrological cycle, due to global warming, ...
COVID-19 has cost sub-Saharan Africa 13.5 million jobs in working hour losses: ILO
Nearly 5 million workers and their families in sub-Saharan Africa have been pushed into extreme poverty due to COVID-19, ...
Rwanda: 8 health workers arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines, test kits
The accused are employees of 4 health facilities in the country’s western and southern provinces
Switch to renewables can grow Africa’s economy by 6.4% in 2050: IRENA
Energy-efficiency investments have the potential to create more than 5.2 million jobs between 2019 and 2030 in Africa