There were hopes that the Peru talks would yield a robust process for increasing climate finance in the years up to 2020, before a new global climate pact due to be agreed in Paris ... Read more »
Africa's celebration of a "Year of Agriculture and Food Security" is also a call to boost agricultural development. One in four people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished ... Read more »
Although both women and men have rights to land under statutory and customary tenure, the rights of women and men differ in origin, duration and scope, and are influenced by the ... Read more »
The Confederation of African Football is set to announce the 2014 African Player of the Year at a colourful ceremony in Lagos. Read more »
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched The Art of Saving a Life project, a new initiative that brings together more than 30 world-renowned musicians, writers, filmmakers, ... Read more »
If you think that computer games are all about shooting militants, throwing birds at pigs, or racking up points with "zoology" on a triple word score, you need to think again, ... Read more »
The mobile app is the latest component of the #ISurvivedEbola campaign, which uses survivor stories from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to deliver vital public health ... Read more »
In a range of articles, writers for AllAfrica's content partners examine why Ebola spread as it did. Read more »
Plastic waste clogging drains and waterways is now common in many African cities. Flooding and the pooling of stagnant water reduces water quality and provides a breeding ground ... Read more »
Close to 90 percent of those in developing countries who need treatment for mental health problems receive no assistance, writes SciDev.net. Read more »
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