East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock
Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too
Aardvarks are crucial for sub-Saharan Africa’s ecosystem — but climate change is impacting their chances of survival
Study examines 104 faecal samples of the burrowing nocturnal mammals to see impact of aridification
Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security
UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too
Protecting Congo’s forests: New timber parks will help fight illegal logging
Expansion of east African road and rail networks could threaten one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas
African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance
Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face
2022 Durban floods were most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in South African province
New research suggests flooding events in KwaZulu-Natal have doubled over the last century or more
Moderna is not committed to ‘vaccine equity’: Africa CDC
Moderna's decision to abandon plans to construct vaccine plants in Kenya drew flak from African Union's public health agency
Microplastics in Nigeria’s Osun River: New study flags alarmingly high levels
A recent study found as many as 22,079 pieces of microplastic in just a litre of water
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season — new study
In the long term it is crucial to ensure that any new infrastructure is robust to withstand more frequent and heavier rains
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
Climate Change: Southern Africa’s temperatures to rise beyond rhinos’ tolerance, finds study
Namibia’s Etosha National Park and Eswatini’s Hlane National Park will most likely become too hot for rhinos
Alvaro, first cyclone of 2024, hits Madagascar
Over 16,000 affected; 8,400 people have been displaced and 5 killed
Children in 48 African countries at high risk of climate change impacts, says UNICEF report
International climate finance does not prioritise children, says UNICEF
Quarter of global population faces extremely high water stress each year
West Asia and North Africa most water-stressed
Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Africa has long been considered a destination for used vehicles
How COVID-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa
Livestock and cereal farmers faced a drastic loss of demand
Using green transport can prevent over 38,000 deaths in Africa’s Accra: WHO
Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa
COVID-19 cases in Africa double in just four days
A host of factors could imperil millions of lives on the continent, warns WHO
Threat to African tropical grasslands by misguided tree planting, study warns
An area size of France threatened by forest restoration initiatives; tree planting widespread across non-forest systems
War in Sudan enters its breadbasket, threatens to worsen hunger, malnutrition
A third of Sudanese in need of emergency food aid; country faces the greatest displacement crisis in history
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
11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate
Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are major drivers
China’s population has peaked and is now falling — opportunities and risks for Africa
African countries with a large working-age population can theoretically benefit from the end of China’s period of labour-abundance
Africa’s ambitious journey towards renewable energy – the ifs & buts
Sub-Saharan African countries have weak regulatory environments for RE growth as most of these policies are either very technology-specific or in …
These new sorghum varieties might help sub-Saharan Africa meet nutritional needs
Sorghum is a significant crop cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa, with 300 million people depending on it