August 07, 2022
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Arrives in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Africa on Sunday, the first leg of his three-nation African tour. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Cameroon: Traditional Rulers Visit Villages Attacked By Nigeria's Wildlife
Traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife officials say… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Somalia: President Urging Public to Help Millions Hit by Drought
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on the Somali public to join the government's effort to help millions of people in the country affected by the drought. The U.N.… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Namibia: Cheetahs to Return to India After 70 Years in Deal With Namibia
India and Namibia have signed an agreement to bring cheetahs to the forests of the South Asian country, where the large cat became extinct 70 years ago. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Severe Food Shortage
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Gambia: Exports of Endangered Rosewood Banned But Enforcement Woes Remain
Gambia has banned all exports of timber to curb rampant illegal logging and protect critically endangered African rosewood, but conservationists remain skeptical that the ban will… Read more »
Africa: Great Green Wall - Researchers Push New Advances Despite Conflict, Funding Challenges
African and European researchers are meeting in France to give fresh impetus to Africa's ambitious Great Green Wall project, intended to fight climate change and support… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: UN - 828 Million More People Faced Hunger in 2021
The United Nations warned Wednesday that the world is failing in its efforts to eradicate hunger, as 828 million more people had too little to eat in 2021 -- 150 million more than… Read more »
Africa: IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought
Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Somalia: Drought-Related Malnutrition Kills At Least 500 Children
At least 500 children have died this year of malnutrition as Somalia deals with record-breaking drought, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. Read more »
July 03, 2022
West Africa: Multiple Crises Threatening Stability and Development in Sahel - World Food Programme
The World Food Program warns conflict, climate change, COVID-19, and skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer are further threatening stability and development prospects… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Somalia: Drought, Famine-Like Conditions Mar Somalia's 62nd Birthday
Somalis across the world marked 62 years of independence Friday with little jubilation and much concern about a future blackened by drought, food shortages, and inflation. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Landmines Add to Drought Woes of Ethiopian Herders
The battles between Ethiopian government-aligned troops and Tigrayan forces may have stopped, but herders in western Afar region are left fighting for survival. Read more »
June 24, 2022
South Africa: Taps in Eastern Cape Go Dry
South Africans living in the Eastern Cape are counting down to "Day Zero" when the taps in the Nelson Mandela Bay area will run dry. Experts say climate change induced drought has… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Malawi: Govt to Transfer 250 Elephants Between National Parks
Malawi's government and conservationists have announced plans to move 250 elephants from a park in the country's south to a central one that has lost nearly all its population to… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Drought Forcing Afar Region Residents to Use Dirty Water
A dirty stream stems from Ethiopia's Awash River, a lifeline for locals and their main water source for bathing, washing, cooking, and drinking. Ethiopia is reeling from the worst… Read more »
June 20, 2022
West Africa: West Africa's First Underwater Museum Highlights Environmental Issues
Waves lap up against the beach outside Oceanium, a scuba diving center and environmental organization in Dakar's southern Plateau neighborhood. About 100 meters offshore and 5… Read more »
June 13, 2022
South Africa: Entrepreneur Transforms Plastic Waste Into Playgrounds
Despite global efforts to curb plastic use, sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to see a six-fold increase in plastic use by 2060, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Aims to Plant Millions of New Trees in Single Day
Ghana is aiming to plant 20 million trees Friday as part of an annual campaign to save forests that have been depleted by climate change and illegal mining. The U.N. says Ghana has… Read more »
June 11, 2022
East Africa: Prolonged La Niña Likely to Worsen Drought in Horn of Africa
Meteorologists predict the La Niña weather phenomenon is likely to persist into next year, prolonging devastating drought conditions in the Horn of Africa. Read more »
June 07, 2022
Somalia: Famine and Death Stalk Children in Somalia
U.N. agencies are warning of famine in Somalia and a surge of child deaths across the Horn of Africa if their appeals for urgently needed funds to save the lives of hundreds of… Read more »
June 01, 2022
East Africa: Aid Agencies - Some 20 Million Could Face Starvation in East Africa
Aid agencies warn the number of people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa is expected to reach 20 million by the end of September without a stronger response to an ongoing… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Kenya: Fugitive Wanted for Wildlife, Drug Trafficking Arrested
One of two Kenyans wanted for alleged involvement in wildlife and drug trafficking has been arrested in a joint U.S.-Kenyan operation. The U.S. government had announced a reward… Read more »
Somalia: Drought Affects Almost Half of Somalia As Famine Looms
At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia's special envoy for humanitarian issues on Monday said more than six million Somalis were affected by the record drought. Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Some African Countries Want Ban On Elephant Ivory Reconsidered
Some African countries with elephant populations say they want to lift an international ban on ivory trading and culling elephant herds. Representatives meeting in Zimbabwe ahead… Read more »