June 25
Africa: Global Leaders Say Ocean Is No Longer Optional in Climate Action
As temperatures climb, scientists warn the seas are approaching a perilous tipping point. Warming oceans are changing marine ecosystems and elevating climate risks to communities… Read more »
Africa: Inside the Floating Lab Shaping Ocean Science
The first thing you notice is the size of the Dr Fridtjof Nansen. It towers over the quay as it is docked at the Port of Mombasa under the fluttering Kenyan flag. Read more »
Africa: The Unsung Heroes of Ocean Conservation Are Demanding to Be Heard
On a lawn overlooking the Indian Ocean, a group of women leaders from coastal Kenya sat together for a special conversation to share stories from their communities, discuss the… Read more »
June 22
Africa: With 2030 Looming, Ocean Leaders Warn Time Is Running Out for 30x30
A significant challenge for the conservation sector is the 30x30 goal to protect 30% of the planet's oceans by 2030. It heavily depends on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ agreement),… Read more »
June 19
Africa: Our Ocean Conference Ends with Familiar Question - Will Pledges Be Met?
A new round of pledges and partnerships marked the closing ceremony of the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. Countries and stakeholders outlined commitments to scale up ocean… Read more »
June 18
Africa: Africa Takes the Helm in Global Ocean Negotiations
The world's oceans absorb a third of its carbon, feed billions, and are dying faster than most governments are moving to save them. Now, the ocean it depends on is the subject of… Read more »
June 17
Africa: When Coral Reefs Die, Coastal Communities Pay the Price
For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Read more »
Africa: 'The Challenge Is No Longer Identifying Solutions. It Is Scaling Them' #OOC11
As Africa hosts the Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) for the first time, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is spotlighting its deep partnership with African governments and coastal… Read more »
June 15
Africa: Why Healthy Oceans Are Essential for Food Security in Africa
Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine… Read more »
June 16
Africa: Hope Exists for Coral Reefs, But Scientists Warn Time to Act Is Running Out
For years, the story of coral reefs has been written as dying, doomed, gone. Coral reefs have been framed as ecosystems in irreversible decline, threatened by rising… Read more »
June 15
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 15, 2026
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June 05
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 5, 2026
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June 02
South Africa: Disruptive Storms Set to Hit Western Cape - South African News Briefs - June 2, 2026
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May 13
South Africa: Joburg Mayor Defends Demolitions of Illegal Structures - South African News Briefs - May 13, 2026
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May 12
Africa: What Africa and Global South Should Canvass at COP31 in Türkiye
When COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, this November, you’ll recognize the choreography immediately. I saw it all play out at COP29 in Baku: African ministers arrive with… Read more »
May 11
South Africa: All Western Cape Schools Shut as Storm Intensifies
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier announced on Monday afternoon that every school in the province would be closed on Tuesday, 12 May, as the severe weather battering the… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Declares National Disaster Over Severe Weather
South Africa has declared a national disaster in response to a wave of severe weather that has battered several provinces over the past week. Read more »
April 28
South Africa: South Africa Wastes 10 Million Tons of Food, But One Organisation Races to Save It
In a warehouse on the outskirts of Cape Town, crates of packaged food, carrots and canned goods move quickly from pallets to plates. Stacked high against the walls, food that might… Read more »
April 24
Somalia: Somalia Faces Growing Human Displacement in Worsening Drought Crisis
Nearly 62,000 people have been displaced by drought since the beginning of this year, while more than six million people face hunger across five districts in Somalia, the… Read more »
April 20
South Africa: Mop-Up Operations Begin After Cape Storms - South African News Briefs - April 20, 2026
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April 08
Africa: Solutions Already Exist, We Just Need to Scale Them - COP31 Climate High-Level Champion Samed Agirbas
Global climate efforts have evolved from promises to action, focusing more on how these actions create real change, especially in Africa. Read more »
April 07
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 7, 2026
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March 30
Africa: All of Africa Today - March 30, 2026
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March 24
South Africa: How Climate Change is Quietly Reshaping Lung Health in South Africa
On any given day, breathing is automatic, an invisible rhythm sustaining life. But for millions of South Africans, every breath carries risk. Read more »
March 23
Africa: All of Africa Today - March 23, 2026
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