Africa: France Among 15 Countries to Pledge to Target Illegal Fishing With Shared Data

France is among 15 countries to have signed the Mombasa Declaration, unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference held in the Kenyan port city this week. The global agreement, aimed at… Read more »

Niger: Dozens Dead of Thirst After Truck Breaks Down in Niger Desert

Forty-nine people died of dehydration in a remote part of the Sahara desert in north-west Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said on Thursday. Read more »

Kenya: Can Sugar Cane Waste Replace Plastic? the Kenyan Firm Pushing Sustainable Packaging

In a bid to replace single-use food packaging with a more sustainable alternative, one Kenyan company is making use of the waste left behind by the country's sugar industry. Read more »

Uganda: Inside the Chimpanzee 'Civil War' That Has Locked a Ugandan Forest in Conflict

Chimpanzees in western Uganda have turned on each other in an unusual and deadly conflict, after one community split into rival groups that began carrying out repeated attacks. The… Read more »

Kenya: Lighting the Way to Protect Kenya's Lions and the Livestock They Prey On

As a boy, Richard Turere saw up close the threat lions posed to his family's livestock - and the threat to the lions in turn. His ingenious solution to the problem is now being… Read more »

Kenya: Anger Rises Towards Authorities As Torrential Rains Kill Over 80 People in Kenya

Storms that triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people so far this month, authorities said, as rain continued to pound much of the country. In the capital… Read more »

East Africa: Under the Same Sky, Climate Change Brings Drought to Somalia and Floods to Kenya

For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding. Read more »

Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Kenya Kill At Least 23 in Nairobi

At least 23 people have been killed in flash flooding in Nairobi, police said Saturday, as search and rescue operations continued amid widespread devastation. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Landslide At DR Congo Coltan Mine Kills More Than 200, Including Children

More than 200 people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mining ministry… Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit Opens, As Continent Faces Conflict and Climate Extremes

The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting… Read more »

Madagascar: Cyclone Gezani Kills Dozens, Displaces Thousands in Madagascar

At least 38 people have died in Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani tore through the coastal city of Toamasina with winds of up to 250 km/h. The country's leader appealed for… Read more »

Malawi: Thousands Displaced As Flooding Devastates Wetland Crops in Malawi

Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased… Read more »

Africa: Relentless Rains and Floods Leave Africa Reeling As UN Seeks Help

Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many regions, intensifying sharply in January and leading to… Read more »

Madagascar: Cyclone Fytia in Madagascar Leaves Three Dead, Flooding Affects Nearly 30,000

Cyclone Fytia hit Madagascar at the weekend, flooding large parts of the northwest of the main island and leaving three people dead, while impacting nearly 30,000 others. Read more »

Southern Africa: Climate Change 'Supercharging' Deadly Floods in Southern Africa

A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according… Read more »

North Africa: Tunisia Flooding Kills Four As Record Rainfall Shuts Schools

Rainfall of a level not seen for more than 70 years has caused flooding in Tunisia, leaving four people dead. Authorities say schools and many businesses, particularly in the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Challenges of Protecting Wildlife From War in Eastern DRC

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Maiko National Park, a few committed rangers have succeeded in protecting gorillas, elephants and other animals from the surrounding… Read more »

Kenya: Conservationists in Kenya Pay Tribute to the Late 'Super Tusker' Craig

Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant whose 54 years in the wild came to symbolise the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the… Read more »

Morocco: Anger Mounts in Moroccan City of Safi As Deadly Floods Expose Decades of Neglect

Residents of the Moroccan port city of Safi are accusing authorities of abandoning working-class neighbourhoods, ignoring known flood risks and failing to maintain basic… Read more »

East Africa: 'Climate Whiplash' - East Africa Caught Between Floods and Drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Artist's Film Sheds Light On Link Between Colonialism and Climate Change

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji's first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between… Read more »

Morocco: Climate Change Threatens Morocco's Camels, and With Them Its Cultural Heritage

Camel livestock in Morocco is on the decline, due to the effects of climate change and diminishing pastures. Camels are part of the fabric of life for Saharan populations,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Wins Did to Host COP32 in 2027, Edging Out Nigeria

Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' COP32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land an influential role that will allow it to… Read more »

Ghana: Invasive Water Hyacinths Choke Wildlife and Livelihoods in Southern Ghana

An aggressive proliferation of water hyacinth in southern Ghana's Volta Lake is crippling fishing activities, depleting fish stocks and destroying local livelihoods. Read more »

Africa: Over €1.5 Billion Pledged for Africa's Great Lakes Region At Paris Conference

At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid.… Read more »