Around 52 million people in west, central Africa will face severe food stress from June-August: IRC

More than 2,500 people to face catastrophic, famine-like conditions if no urgent action is taken, organisation warns

Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there

By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people

Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report 

About 90% climate finance is likely to be external

World Kiswahili Language Day: How a standard version of the east African language formed and spread across the world

Kiswahili has been adopted as a working language at the African Union

Climate-related health emergencies, disease outbreaks surge in Horn of Africa: WHO

Climate-related emergencies increased by 30% between 2011 and 2021

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

Africa got only 14% climate finance needed in 2020: Report

In 2019-2020, under 20 per cent of total climate finance to Africa came from private investors

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Private sector commits to invest in green growth, mitigation & adaptation

They also committed to a just and equitable transition that ensures their supply chains, value chains

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

Nitrogen dioxide pollution reduces across north equatorial Africa in dry season: Study

The researchers found that the area's socioeconomic development aided the dip in NO2 levels

Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield

Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …

Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report

Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits

Conflicts fuelled, marine ecosystems at risk: Green group report highlights LNG expansion impact in East Africa

Critical habitats along Indian Ocean coastline threatened, violent conflicts in Mozambique ignited

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age — and will guide conservation

New research has found South African leopards originated from two unique clades in southern and central Africa approximately 0.8 million …

African ministers of agriculture call for affordable fertiliser access to boost food security

Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit

Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back — how it got here

A rapid succession of regimes and the ravages of structural adjustment policies in the 1980s and 1990s challenged the ability of Ghana to clean …

Mauritius ranks first in Africa in Global Innovation Index 2021

But most African countries ranked low in the global index of 132 countries

Climate change in urban Nigeria — 4 factors that affect how residents adapt

Poverty drives vulnerability to climate risk in different ways

Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?

Human-induced warming has raised the temperature of the western Pacific Ocean

Early pregnancy, under-5 mortality impact population rise in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

World’s population is projected to reach 8 billion by November 15

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities — new study

When households grow edible crops in living walls, it reduces the environmental impact of food

Progress in reducing poverty is unevenly distributed in Kenya, says World Bank

World Bank calls for inclusive growth strategy to pull millions of Kenyans from poverty

DTE Coverage of Africa Climate Summit 2023

Three-day summit ended with 'Nairobi declaration'; but not everyone is happy

Interest in Physics research low among students in sub-Saharan Africa

Lack of encouragement, low awareness about career paths and professional opportunities are key obstacles

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 new seats