Heat stress, water scarcity threatening Zimbabwe elephants

Recent report shows high mortality rates of elephants peaking 10.47 per cent

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 answer.

Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story

Around 20,000 years ago, foragers in some African regions were almost exclusively finding their partners locally

Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here

Spotlight must turn to systemic reasons why artisanal gold mining threatens peace and security

Significant increase in rainfall in north, central Africa: Study

Almost all regions of the continent, except the south and east, showed a significant increase in annual rainfall from 1983 to 2020    

Horn of Africa has entered 6th consecutive wet season with no rain: UNHCR

In Somalia, 3.8 million people have been displaced as of February 28, 2023; close to 300,000 people could be newly displaced by July 2023 

Horn of Africa likely to witness failed rainy season for sixth consecutive time: International agencies

Humanitarian crisis brewing; communities will need years to recover from this historically severe drought

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Experts criticise omitting health from main agenda

Point to inextricable link of public health with climate change

South Africa: Culpable homicide case against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ministers for KwaZulu-Natal floods

Over 443 people died in the disaster

Scramble for the Sahel — why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

Military takeovers have been a major source of concern in the region and beyond in the last few years

Kabwe lead poisoning: Fresh evidence filed against mining company on behalf of over 100,000 victims

Two law firms are pursuing a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American South Africa

Omicron: South Africa health minister declares 4th wave of COVID-19

Joe Phaahla said there was a much steeper upward curve than had been seen in the last three waves

More humans means less Great Apes, says first pan-African assessment

Agriculture, linear infrastructure, population density and even GDP and corruption influence Great Ape densities in Africa

South Africa’s sandfish are on the brink of extinction: How farmers are helping rescue them

Migratory life cycle of the species that protects river systems makes them vulnerable to human-linked impacts

Africa will see ‘tremendous rise’ in cooling demand if world breaches climate targets: Study

Raising investments for meeting increased energy demand for cooling will be a key challenge for many African countries

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, ILO says

Deadly floods kill 38 in Kenya, destroy farmlands, property

Prolonged, large-scale crop loss, especially in key places considered as breadbaskets like central and western Kenya and Rift Valley regions, is …

Kenya’s fuel crisis: how the country’s subsidy system works

The eastern African country has faced fuel shortage since the beginning of April

Fossil tracks and trunk marks reveal signs of ancient elephants on South Africa’s coast

Such fossil tracksites can tell us many things about what happened on those ancient dunes and beaches and the ancient environment that the …

Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty

The number of retirees at risk of poverty is growing

African countries must protect their fish stocks from European Union. Here’s how

There are other forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing perpetrated by EU vessels 

The African Union at 20: some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead

There is some reason to cheer as the continental body celebrates its 20th anniversary on 9 July. Yet a lot remains to be achieved.

How illegal fishing harms Nigeria and what to do about it

The country loses $70 million each year to illegal fishing, according to a moderate estimate

Tricked and uninformed : Why so many young girls in Kenya are getting pregnant

About 1 in 5 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have begun having children

What Nigeria must do to eliminate malaria: 3 researchers offer insights

Nigeria accounts for nearly a quarter of deaths from malaria in the world — in 2018 the numbers stood at 95,000. Three of the country&…