Africa: Africa Will Rise If We Do It Right, Says Tanzania's Mkapa

Tanzania's former president calls for governments to provide greater support for conservation and tourism during COVID-19. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 and the Environmental Crisis: Towards a Lower-Carbon Recovery

Global environment improvements as life comes to a halt Read more »

Africa: When Biodiversity Fails, Human Health Is On the Line

We governed nations hit by the Ebola crisis. We must tackle disease outbreaks, but also their root causes. Read more »

Africa: The Story That Became Too Obvious to Ignore in 2019

The climate emergency is not some distant threat. It is here. Read more »

South Africa: Why the Activist Who Stopped a $76-Billion Nuclear Deal Is Still Fighting

Makoma Lekalakala says the campaign against nuclear is ongoing and that water may be the next front in South Africa's environmental struggle. Read more »

Africa: Why the World Needs an African Ecofeminist Future

Orthodox economic models have failed us all, but women across Africa are resisting them and coming up with visionary alternatives. Read more »

Nigeria: It Rains, It Pours, It Floods - Nigeria's Growing Seasonal Problem

Over the last few years in Nigeria, seasonal flooding has killed hundreds, destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, and displaced millions of people. Read more »

Botswana: What's the Real Story Behind the Botswana Elephant Deaths Fake News?

While "conservation" is usually seen as a progressive cause in the West, it is often despised in Africa as just more (white) colonial land theft. Read more »

Africa: Crisis Threatens Wildlife As People Flee to Protected Areas

Many displaced by the conflict are fleeing to biodiversity hotspots, clearing forests to build homes and hunting endangered animals for survival. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Congo's Decision to Open National Parks to Drilling Isn't Really About Oil

The DRC says it will allow oil drilling in two UNESCO world heritage sites. Here are three points to help us understand this move. Read more »