In a project run by the Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Ghanaian rice farmers are being taught how to use drones to spray crops and map ... Read more »
Organisers of the first-ever Green Diwali festival in Durban, South Africa have said that they are moving in a direction to observe the beloved Hindu celebration in a more ... Read more »
Poor drainage has been blamed for the floods in the major roads linking Mombasa island to the north coast. The weatherman has warned that heavy rainfall will continue. Read more »
To increase collection of waste, close illegal open waste sites, and ensure fair and inclusive employment, Accra integrated its informal waste collectors into the city's official ... Read more »
The Rwanda Green Fund has signed an agreement with the Global Alliance for Smart Cities and Smart Villages in Africa to develop Rwandan villages into "smart green villages" in a ... Read more »
Climate action needs to be seen as integral to growth strategies, writes Ricardo Lagos. The former President of Chile also believes that with more than 55% of the South African ... Read more »
500km from the country's capital Addis Abeba, a small village of Berebeyu is grappling with the realities of climate change. In May 2019, the International Organization for ... Read more »
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalian social rights activist Ilwad Elman and Libyan law student Hajer Sharief are among the nominees for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. While ... Read more »
President Edgar Lungu says climate change threatens to derail Zambia's economy, and disruptions to the rainy season have already dampened its outlook. The southern African country ... Read more »
Closing his climate action summit in New York, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told countries they still had "a long way to go", a judgement echoed by environmental groups ... Read more »
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