May 08, 2019
Africa: What You Need to Know About the Threats to Life on Our Planet
Humans are putting the survival of a million species on the line. Read more »
May 01, 2019
Africa: Why Girls' Education is Key in War Against Climate Change
One year ago I was on an all-female expedition to Antarctica aimed at heightening women's influence as decision-makers on issues that shape our planet. It wasn't long before I… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Southern Africa: Cyclone Kenneth Strengthening as it Heads for Coast
Cyclone Kenneth - which is approaching the southern coast of Tanzania and northern coast of Mozambique - has been upgraded to an intense tropical cyclone by Meteo France, the… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Africa: Moving From Commitment to Action Means Vaccinating All Children
I witnessed first-hand the devastation of Cyclone Idai in a visit to Mozambique earlier this month. The severe flooding triggered by the cyclone left the water and sanitation… Read more »
April 19, 2019
Southern Africa: 1.6 Million Children Still Need Urgent Assistance After Cyclone Idai
Just over a month after Cyclone Idai tore through Southern Africa bringing devastating floods, UNICEF says the needs in Mozambique remain massive, with 1 million children in need… Read more »
March 15, 2019
Mozambique: Crowdfunding Campaign Launched to Help Flood Victims
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support the victims of floods that have left dozens dead and thousands displaced. Tropical cyclone Idai battered Mozambique's coastal… Read more »
February 26, 2019
Africa: Africa Poised to Tackle Hygiene and Sanitation
The 2019 African Conference on Sanitation took place at in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 20 to 22 Up for discussion? The role of local authorities as key actors in aiding… Read more »
February 20, 2019
Africa: Finding Solutions for Sanitation Problems in Africa
Access to proper sanitation and hygiene continues to prove a challenge to African countries. Following the success of previous conferences, the African Ministers' Council on… Read more »
February 13, 2019
Africa: What Surprised Melinda and Bill Gates in 2018?
SURPRISE #1Africa is the youngest continent. Read more »
Kenya: UK Photographer Captures Pictures of Elusive Black Leopard
A wildlife photographer from the United Kingdom has captured images of a black leopard in Kenya. Read more »
January 16, 2019
Africa: World Bank Outlines Ways to Reduce the Scale of Climate Disasters
A new report from the World Bank Group warns that climate change will interrupt our world as we know it. Read more »
November 26, 2018
Africa: What You Need to Know About Africa's Blue Economy
The Blue Economy is about all activities that make sure we use the ocean sustainably while pursuing economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and a healthy ocean, says the… Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: Continent's Biodiversity Crisis - A Call to Action
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on his fellow African leaders to take action to tackle the current biodiversity crisis facing the continent and do more… Read more »
August 27, 2018
South Africa: How Mining Damages Communities and the Environment
The South African Human Rights Commission has released a scathing report on the damage mining in the country is posing to human rights. The conclusion paints a dark picture: "[T]he… Read more »
July 27, 2018
Egypt: A Case of Donkeys Earning Their Stripes? - Photos of 'Fake Zebras' Go Viral
Cairo's International Garden municipal park has faced criticism after photographs of one of its zebra exhibits went viral, Snopes reports. Egyptian student Mahmoud Sarhan shared… Read more »
June 25, 2018
Africa: No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Climate Adaptation in Africa
Adaptation Futures 2018 - one of the largest gatherings of climate scientists, practitioners and business leaders has taken place for the first time on the African continent with… Read more »
June 12, 2018
South Africa: Shocking Video Shows Fishermen Laughing as They Beat, Stab Seal Pup
Graphic cell phone video footage circulating on social media shows a seal pup being beaten by a pair of fisherman, HeraldLive reports. Read more »
May 30, 2018
Africa: 'It's a Big World, Everyone Shits, and Everyone Needs a Toilet'
What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I'm considered a… Read more »
February 26, 2018
Africa: Science Can Reverse 'New Normal' of Hunger and Climate Disaster
In 2017, climate and man-made disasters sent shockwaves across the world. Read more »
February 21, 2018
Mozambique: Water Restrictions Stay Put for Maputo
Mozambique authorities have announced a return to water restrictions of 2017 due to the scarcity of water in the Pequenos Libombos reservoir, Verdade Online reports. Read more »
February 13, 2018
Zimbabwe: Poachers Wield Cyanide as New Weapon Against Elephants
The poaching of elephants on the continent has dramatically increased, with poachers increasingly turning to poison instead of using their noisy rifles as police and park rangers… Read more »
January 15, 2018
South Africa: A Glass Half Full - Preparing for Day Zero
Level 6 water restrictions are here - this means the crisis in the Western Cape has intensified to the point where 'Day Zero' is looking more real by the day. Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Africa: Heavy Snowfall, Thunderstorms Warnings Issued for South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for an "intense cut-off low" system that will affect several regions of the coutry, including the Western Cape,… Read more »
August 31, 2017
Niger: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Flooding
After last week's catastrophes in Maradi and Zinder, which left seven people dead and more than a thousand affected, torrential rains in the capital Niamey on Saturday destroyed… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa
Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »