Africa: Africa's Longest-Running Grassland Research Project Offers Up a Wealth of Knowledge

For 75 years, grasslands research conducted just outside Pietermaritzburg, South Africa has informed policy makers and farmers about sustainable management, while training… Read more »

Africa: Factory Farming in Africa - Development Banks See It As a Good Idea, but It's Bad for the Climate

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming - where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will - has been the main form of livestock production.… Read more »

Africa: Distance Learning Changes Lives, but Comes With Its Own Challenges

Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open… Read more »

Africa: Men's Drinking Harms Women and Children, and the Impact Is Worst in Poorer Countries

Drinking alcohol is known to be harmful to people's health. It's also known to be harmful in other ways. Read more »

Africa: News Influencers Are Reshaping the Media - Insights From Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform… Read more »

Africa: TotalEnergies - French Court Ruling Over False Climate Claims Could Boost African Cases Against Polluters

A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. The Paris Judicial Court found… Read more »

Africa: India and South Africa Burn a Lot of Coal - What They Can Learn From Each Other About Ending the Dependency

India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing coal-fired power stations while… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's G20 Presidency - Diplomatic Victory, but a Weak Final Declaration

US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through… Read more »

Africa: How China Cleaned Up Its Air Pollution - and What That Meant for the Climate

Delhi: 442. Lahore: 334. Beijing: 16. These are the levels of PM 2.5, one of the principle measures for air pollution, on November 19. Read more »

Africa: Inquiry Says Covid Lockdowns Could Have Been Avoided - They're Right

The UK was one of the most locked down countries in the world during the COVID pandemic, but this was not inevitable - it was a failure of public health policy. Read more »

Africa: This Year's Climate Talks Saw Real Progress - Just Not On Fossil Fuels

It wasn't a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I… Read more »

Africa: COP30 - Five Reasons the UN Climate Conference Failed to Deliver On Its 'People's Summit' Promise

As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a "people's Cop" faded with it. The latest UN climate summit - known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém - came with… Read more »

Africa: Global Inequality Is As Urgent As Climate Change - the World Needs a Panel of Experts to Steer Solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn't countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the… Read more »

Africa: Engineered Microbes Could Tackle Climate Change - If We Ensure It's Done Safely

As the climate crisis accelerates, there's a desperate need to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, both by slashing emissions and by pulling carbon out of the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Hidden Stillbirth Crisis - New Report Exposes Major Policy and Data Gaps

Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded,… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change and Inequality Are Connected - Policies Need to Reflect This

An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this has been set out by leading international institutions… Read more »

Africa: Off-Label Use of Covid-19 Vaccines Was Once Discouraged but Has Become Common Amid New Guidelines

Following the federal government's changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in 2025, many people are wondering whether they can get COVID-19 vaccines for… Read more »

Africa: Agricultural Exports From Africa Are Not Doing Well. Four Ways to Change That

Africa is the world's most endowed continent in agricultural potential, yet it remains a marginal player in global agribusiness. This paradox lies at the heart of Africa's… Read more »

Africa: COP30 - Africa Needs Funding to Adapt to the Climate Crisis - What Negotiators Need to Do to Secure It

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about… Read more »

Africa: Toilets Can Make Africa's Roads Safer, According to This New Study

Travelling on Africa's roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic… Read more »

Africa: Violence Is a Normal Part of Life for Many Young Children - Study Traces the Mental Health Impacts

Children in many countries are growing up surrounded by violence. It may happen at home, in their neighbourhoods, or both. Some children are directly harmed, while others witness… Read more »

Africa: Africa Has a Debt Crisis - Momentum From G20 in South Africa Can Help Find Solutions

The end of South Africa's G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action… Read more »

Africa: Why Africa's Mineral-Rich Countries Are Not Reaping the Rewards of Their Wealth

Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking… Read more »

Africa: Sulfur-Based Batteries Could Offer Electric Vehicles a Greener, Longer-Range Option

Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to… Read more »

Africa: How Control of Water Shapes Power and Security in Africa

Water is often taken for granted, if you're lucky enough to have it coming out of taps. Yet it lies at the heart of national security. Read more »