Africa: Why Africa's Oceans Bear Brunt of Planet's Environmental Crisis

The world's oceans are bearing the brunt of a triple environmental crisis, according to the European Union's Earth monitors: global warming, pollution and declining biodiversity.… Read more »

Africa: 'Every One of Us Makes a Difference - It's Up to Us What Kind' - Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday aged 91 in California, transformed how the world sees animals - and helped redefine humanity's place in nature. RFI's Alison Hird spoke with… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Deploys 500 Soldiers to Fight Fire in Etosha National Park

Namibia deployed 500 soldiers Sunday to help to fight a fire that has burned through a third of the vast Etosha National Park, one of Africa's largest game reserves, officials… Read more »

Madagascar: Deadly Protests Erupt in Madagascar Over Chronic Blackouts and Water Cuts

Anger over chronic water and electricity shortages has exploded into deadly unrest in Madagascar, prompting a night-time curfew in the capital. At least five people were killed in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Deadly Black Mamba Holds Vital Clues to Urban Pollution

Africa's most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution. Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Urge Fair Funding With $50bn Climate Call

African leaders ended their second continental climate summit on Wednesday in Addis Ababa with a call for more money, fairer financing and a stronger voice in global talks. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa's Biggest Dam, Despite Concerns in Egypt and Sudan

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, has finally been inaugurated. While many celebrate its potential to boost the country's economy,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Photographer Brent Stirton Celebrates DR Congo's Virunga National Park

Perpignan - Virunga, Africa's first national park, is home to endangered wildlife, including the world's largest population of mountain gorillas. Situated in the eastern Democratic… Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Summit Puts Financing and Resilience Under the Spotlight

The second Africa Climate Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with the continent determined to position itself not only as a frontline victim of global… Read more »

Sudan: Help Us Find Landslide Dead - Group In Control of Darfur Region

The group controlling Sudan's Darfur region has called for assistance in finding the bodies of more than 1,000 people buried in a landslide that wiped out a mountain village in an… Read more »

Guinea: Heavy Rains in Guinea Capital Conakry Cause Multiple Deaths and Destroy Homes

At least seven people have died in Conakry due to heavy overnight rain, exposing the city's vulnerability to extreme weather. Read more »

Kenya: Indigenous Kenyans Forced Off Ancestral Lands in Name of Conservation - NGOs

Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using… Read more »

Africa: Cleaner Cooking Could Save 4.7 Million Lives in Africa By 2040, IEA Says

Getting homes in Africa to stop burning wood, charcoal or dung to feed fires for cooking and use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bioethanol and biogas could prevent 4.7 million… Read more »

Tanzania: River Frog Scales New Heights On Tanzania's Kilimanjaro in Rare Alpine Find

Local guides in Tanzania have made an unexpected discovery on the icy heights of Kilimanjaro - a river frog spotted at over 4,000 metres altitude. While its spectacular leap to… Read more »

Malawi: Using Prisoner Poop Converted to Biogas for Cooking

It's 6:00 am inside Mulanje Prison in southern Malawi. The sound of voices coming from inside of cells marks the beginning of the day, as prisoners put on their regulation white… Read more »