July 01, 2021
Africa: Clean Cooking - Lifting the Lid on Dirty Cooking Fuels
When world leaders gather at summits to discuss global issues, do they ever stop to ask how the food was prepared or by whom? We eat every day, yet how food is cooked and the… Read more »
May 03, 2021
East Africa: Africa Doesn't Need the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline
Africa does not need the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. Read more »
April 21, 2021
Africa: More Protected Areas Not the Solution to Climate Change - Survival International
While humanity is scrambling to prevent the cascading effects of climate change, a new global plan to turn 30% of the earth into environmental sanctuaries by 2030 is not the… Read more »
February 24, 2021
Africa: World's Biggest Stars Come Out to Support Global Citizen's Recovery Plan For The World
"The urgency to get a vaccine to everyone, everywhere cannot be underestimated. As a country, we will be joining efforts to help the world recover better by ending the pandemic as… Read more »
February 06, 2021
Africa: U.S. President Biden Strikes New Tone in Relations With Africa
President Joe Biden has struck a new tone in U.S.-Africa relations, recording a video message which promotes a "shared vision" of more trade and investment, peace and security for… Read more »
January 22, 2021
Mozambique: Coastal City of Beira Braces for Another Hit
The Mozambican city of Beira and the region around it are bracing for the impact of tropical storm Eloise, expected to make landfall soon. Read more »
January 20, 2021
Africa: How Climate Change, Aid & Security Can Help President Biden Re-Engage Africa
Despite dire predictions, the Trump Administration's overall policy toward Africa represented continuity. Foreign aid continued; skilled diplomats were appointed and deployed to… Read more »
December 07, 2020
Nigeria: Authorities Must Urgently Heed Pledges to Counter Boko Haram Violence - Peace Scholar
The Boko Haram terrorist group claimed to have killed 78 people in Nigeria's Borno State last week. The bodies of at least 40 migrant rice farmers, working in Zabarmari village,… Read more »
November 27, 2020
Africa: Is Timber The Key For Africa's Sustainable Cities?
Can the future of Africa's cities be growing on trees? Read more »
November 18, 2020
Uganda: Vanessa Nakate, Climate Activist from Uganda, Pens Letter Challenging Joe Biden
Vanessa Nakate wrote a letter asking U.S. President elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris what they are going to do about climate change, and also expressing her desire… Read more »
October 14, 2020
Africa: The Importance of Clean Cooking in a Low Carbon Future
Modern cooking solutions are vital to combating global climate change and reducing environmental degradation. In a true 'win-win', they also benefit respiratory health –… Read more »
September 28, 2020
South Africa: South Africa Experiences Two Earthquakes in Two Days
A 2.7 magnitude hit Cape Town in South Africa early on Sunday (September 27), according to Storm Report.It was the second earthquake is as many days - on Saturday night, there was… Read more »
September 16, 2020
Kenya: How This Kenya Fishing Co-Op Went From Treading Water to Riding Waves
When Etabo Lopeyo Lotonia was attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Lake Turkana, members of his social enterprise group put aside all the day's tasks to ensure he received… Read more »
July 15, 2020
Uganda: Clean Cooking - Mother's Illness Inspires Young Engineer's Business
Arthur Woniala was in his last year of university, studying mechanical engineering, when his mother developed severe respiratory disease, after years of being exposed to smoke from… Read more »
July 22, 2020
Uganda: Small Clean-Fuel Business Is Surviving Covid-19 through Adaptation - Founder Arthur Woniala
Ugandan engineer and innovator Arthur Woniala is passionate about people, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions to everyday challenges. In 2007 with the help of two friends,… Read more »
March 25, 2020
Africa: How Resource Scarcity Fuels Conflict - Young Activists Tackle Climate Crisis
She may not be from central Africa, but 17-year-old Makenna Muigai would like African leaders to rally their political muscle to save the endangered Congo Basin - for a good… Read more »
March 11, 2020
Africa: Young Climate Activist - How Locusts, Climate Crisis Threaten Peace
Africa's young people are at the forefront by climate change action sweeping the world as climate change activists take charge where global leadership has failed. Makenna Muigai,… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
February 14, 2020
Africa: Climate Change Can Set the Stage for Violent Conflict - Expert
Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are key factors increasing the likelihood of conflict, and there has been strong agreement that climate change, is a… Read more »
Africa: How Climate Climate Change Contributes to Insecurity
In this allAfrica explainer we delve into the relationship between climate change and conflict on the continent Read more »
January 24, 2020
Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: Prioritizing Action on Air Pollution Will Benefit Health, the Climate and the Economy
Everyone around the world shares the same right to a healthy environment. Indeed, during the United Nations General Assembly and the Climate Action Summit, leaders from governments… Read more »
December 11, 2019
Africa: How To Make The Business Case for Climate Action in Agriculture
They are the canaries in the climate change coal mine, who will be first to feel the impact of temperature variations, prolonged droughts and excessive rainfall. Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
November 21, 2019
Zimbabwe: 96 Hours of Dry Taps For Bulawayo Residents
The City of Bulawayo has moved to tighten its water rationing schedule from 72 to 96 hours a week as water levels continue to decline in its dams. Read more »
