About 90% climate finance is likely to be external
Global food crisis: 1 new child suffers severe malnutrition every 60 seconds, says UNICEF
African court orders Kenya to pay $1.3 million as reparations to indigenous Ogiek people
Digital transformation of agri sector could address sub-Saharan Africa’s food insecurity: UN Report
Drought impact: Acute malnutrition among children rises 40% in Somalia & Somaliland
Families in Somalia taking extreme measures to survive
Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death
Biomass burning dominated Africa’s air-pollution cause-list for centuries; this is now changing, at least in cities
Fortress Conservation: Tension in Tanzania’s Loliondo as troops move in to evict Maasai to make way for game reserve
The game reserve, once it materialises, will reportedly be used by the UAE royal family
Multidimensional poverty affects 2/3rd of children in rural Nigeria: UNICEF
Larger proportion of children involved in economic labour were multi-dimensionally poor
Stop consumption, trade of wild animals to prevent monkeypox spillover: Nigeria agriculture minister
Nigeria saw 21 monkeypox cases since the beginning of 2022
Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria. But surveillance isn’t what it should be
Virologist Oyewale Tomori explains what Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, should be doing to prepare for an outbreak
How governments across Africa defend troubling seeds regulations
Governments in African countries justify rush to formalise the seed sector citing acute food scarcity in the continent
Saving west Africa’s last lions: Six animals in Senegal park fitted with GPS collars to collect data
The West African Lion is down to just 250 and is critically endangered
Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market
Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty
‘Green growth’ can help African countries address socio-economic inequalities: Report
Green growth can address inequity through the creation of decent jobs, better provision of basic services, improvement of air ...
Significant number of malaria mosquitoes bite during day, control measures need re-evaluation: Study
Mosquito populations feed in shifts during the day, study finds
Kenya’s fuel crisis: how the country’s subsidy system works
The eastern African country has faced fuel shortage since the beginning of April
COVER STORY: Why are governments across Africa on a legislation spree to regulate seeds market
Countries and economic blocs across Africa are on a legislating spree to regulate the continent’s seed markets, ostensibly to ...
Climate shocks, conflicts worsen displacement in Mozambique: UNHCR
Mozambique dealing with climate-induced migration in south, conflict-induced migration in north
Kenya’s environmental regulator ready to reconsider EIA processing fees due to financial crunch
The authority was forced to reduce staff during the pandemic
Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF
UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region
Measles cases double in 1st 2 months of 2022: What does this warn us of
Conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses: WHO, UNICEF
COVID-19: What we know so far about fresh case surge in South Africa
In April, more than half the samples sequenced in South Africa were reported as BA.4 and BA.5
Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there
For the second time in a decade, South Africa is set to miss its malaria-elimination target
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put pressure on global food, energy supplies; and Africa is most affected
Forty-one African countries are being impacted by a triple crisis of food, energy and finance due to the war in Ukraine, ...
How a South African community’s request for its genetic data raises questions about ethical and equitable research
How to ensure an equitable balance of benefits between researchers and the community they study? There seems to be no easy ...
