September 20
Eswatini: Environmentalists, Taiwanese Company Clash Over Mining in Eswatini
Residents and environmentalists in Eswatini have arrayed against Taiwan's Michael Lee Enterprises in a battle over mining in the country's picturesque Malolotja Nature Reserve. Read more »
September 19
Malawi: Fresh Hope Grows for Malawi Banana Farmers After Virus Attack
Banana farmers in Malawi are beginning to recover from over a decade of economic hardship after the banana bunchy top virus, or BBTV, wiped out local banana varieties. Read more »
September 17
Africa: Funding Needed to Save Children From Climate-Induced Hunger - Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation warns that climate change will put millions more children at risk of hunger, malnutrition and disease by 2050 unless immediate action is… Read more »
September 16
Zambia: Electricity in Short Supply As Zambia Deals With Drought-Driven Energy Crisis
As Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years, businesses and households are going for days without electricity. Experts say the severe energy crisis could worsen Zambia 's… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Diverts $8 Million in Humanitarian Funding to Nigeria Flood Response
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has approved the immediate release of $8 million dollars to support victims in flood ravaged Maiduguri, in… Read more »
September 13
Malawi: Malawi Battles Fresh Cholera Outbreak
Malawi is recording new cases of cholera two months after it declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and killed nearly 2,000 people. Read more »
September 12
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Proposes Culling Elephants to Address Food Shortages, Reduce Effects of Drought
Zimbabwe's government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and reduce the effects of an El Nino-induced drought. Read more »
September 11
Morocco: A Year After Morocco's Quake, High Atlas Region Still Recovering
A year after a massive earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, people there say reconstruction has been slow, and many are still living in tents or have been forced to… Read more »
September 03
Namibia: Conservationists Threaten Namibia With Legal Action Over Wildlife Cull
Wildlife conservationists, scientists and researchers in Namibia and Southern Africa have warned of impending legal action to halt the culling of wildlife as a "mitigation… Read more »
August 28
Nigeria: Flooding Kills Hundreds in Nigeria As Authorities Brace for More Destruction
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency is warning that fatalities caused by severe flooding in the country will increase in September and October - the usual peak period… Read more »
August 27
Kenya: Climate Change Activists, Deniers Fight for Hearts and Minds in Kenya
Few countries have been hit harder by climate change than Kenya, where more frequent droughts and floods have become a fact of life for much of the country. One woman who won a… Read more »
August 20
Congo-Kinshasa: 20 Killed in Congo Riverboat Accident, Hundreds Missing
Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Tuesday that a weekend accident on the Lukeni River killed at least 20 people. Forty-six people were rescued, an official… Read more »
August 16
Somalia: Former Charcoal Trader in Somalia Turns Environmentalist
He works like the ultimate altruist, splitting his time between collecting garbage, planting trees and delivering water, but he was not always so charitable to the environment and… Read more »
August 15
Somalia: Somalis Try to Embrace Alternative Energies As Climate Change Wreaks Havoc
When the government fell, the trees began coming down, too. Read more »
Chad: Chad Seeks Assistance to Deal With Floods As Neighboring Cameroon Pleads for Help With Drought
Officials in Chad are asking for international assistance to save thousands of people from persistent flooding, while officials in neighboring Cameroon are seeking help to cope… Read more »
August 14
Uganda: Kampala Dumpsite Landslide in Uganda Leaves 26 Dead, 39 Missing
Ugandan officials said Wednesday the death toll from the landslide Saturday at a massive garbage dump in Kampala, the capital, has risen to 26 people, and 39 people remain missing.… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Game Reserve Relocates 7 Elephants to Angola
Seven elephants from Namibia are adjusting to a new home across the border in Angola after conservationists said the animals needed a new habitat to survive. Read more »
August 13
Nigeria: Nigeria Unveils First National Protection Plan for Endangered Elephants
Nigeria has launched the country's first National Elephant Action Plan. Authorities say the measure is designed to protect the small and rapidly declining population of elephants… Read more »
August 12
Tanzania: Conservationists Say Large-Tusked Elephants On Kenya-Tanzania Border Are Endangered
Scientists and conservationists in Kenya are sounding the alarm over the killing of elephants with large tusks. According to scientists, the elephants were killed by trophy hunters… Read more »
July 11
Africa: Climate Change, Population Growth May Threaten Global Food Security
The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture,… Read more »
July 10
Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Growing Seal Population That Threatens Fishing Industry
Namibia will attempt to reduce the local seal population by 80,000 this year, officials recently announced, despite opposition from animal rights groups. Read more »
July 05
Africa: UN, AU Urge African Countries to Invest in Disaster Insurance
The U.N. and the African Union are urging countries on the continent to invest in natural disaster insurance because conditions like droughts, cyclones, diseases and floods are… Read more »
June 14
Southern Africa: 60 Million People in Southern Africa Food Insecure - UN
The U.N. says an estimated 60 million people in southern Africa are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought -- and the problem is not only in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe,… Read more »
June 13
Africa: Conflict, Persecution, Climate Crisis Drive Surge in Global Forced Displacement
The United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement around the globe surged to historic new heights last year, driven by conflict, persecution, human rights violations,… Read more »
June 12
Africa: Africa's Nile River Suffocating With Waste
The Nile River is the second-longest river in the world. It provides crucial resources to 11 countries, including South Sudan, the world's youngest nation. Read more »