October 03
Tanzania: Maasai Mara's Indigenous Forest Is Disappearing, With Drastic Consequences
Next to the world-famous Maasai Mara national reserve, an indigenous forest called Nyekweri serves as a sanctuary for elephants, rare birds such as the bright green Schalow's… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara Are Being Hit By Climate Change
The Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, which includes Kenya's Maasai Mara and Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, is one of the most famous and wildlife-rich areas in Africa. Read more »
Liberia: Food Scarcity in Liberia - How Women Who Run Households Cope
Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world's ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars… Read more »
October 01
Madagascar: Madagascar's Mining Rush Has Caused No More Deforestation Than Farming - New Study
If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local… Read more »
Southern Africa: Extreme Weather Is Disrupting Lives in Southern Africa - New Policies Are Needed to Keep the Peace
Over the past decades, heavy and more frequent rainfall and dry spells in southern Africa have caused loss and damage to agriculture, livestock, the energy sector, food security… Read more »
September 30
Africa: Why We Need to Talk About Older People and Climate Change in Africa
Africa is often viewed as a relatively young continent, with less than 7% of the population over 60. But this is set to change. Declining fertility rates and increasing life… Read more »
September 29
South Africa: South Africa's Municipalities Aren't Fixing Roads, Supplying Clean Water or Keeping the Lights On - New Study Explains Why
South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting evidence of collapse and decay.… Read more »
September 24
Egypt: Egypt's Fears About Ethiopia's Mega-Dam Haven't Come to Pass - Moving On From Historical Concerns Would Benefit the Whole Region
A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Read more »
September 23
Africa: Mass Animal Extinctions - Our New Tool Can Show Why Large Mammals - Like the Topi - Are in Decline
We could be witnessing the sixth mass extinction at an alarming rate worldwide. It's marked by the rapid loss of species due to human activities like habitat destruction, pollution… Read more »
September 19
Namibia: Female Elephants Rumble to Say 'Let's Go!' - New Study
In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young, it is clear that the animals produce vocal sounds to coordinate action. This happens when it's time to leave a… Read more »
South Africa: Mysterious South African Cave Painting May Have Been Inspired By Fossils
A mysterious animal painted on a cave wall in South Africa's Free State Province has long baffled scientists. Is it a walrus? It looks like one, but there are no such animals in… Read more »
September 18
South Africa: South Africa's Gauteng Province Launches Water Data Hub - Residents Can Now Keep Track of Shortages and Repair Issues
South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security - the ability to ensure sustainable access… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Lithium Mining in Zimbabwe - a Story of Loss for One Community
Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future. Large deposits of lithium exist… Read more »
September 17
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Is Working to Transform Its Food System, but It Faces Mounting Challenges
One of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the need to transform food systems to become more equitable, environmentally sustainable, able to deliver healthy diets for all,… Read more »
Africa: Four Ways Africa Is Already Seeing the Effects of Climate Change
Africa is already being heavily affected by climate change. Between 1991 and 2023, the African continent warmed at a rate of 0.3°C per decade, a rate slightly faster than the… Read more »
September 12
Nigeria: Nigeria Is the World's Second Biggest Plastic Polluter - Expert Insights Into the Crisis
Plastic pollution is a major problem in Nigeria. Read more »
September 10
South Sudan: South Sudan Floods - the First Example of a Mass Population Permanently Displaced By Climate Change?
Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected.… Read more »
September 11
South Africa: South Africa's Green Hydrogen Hub - EU Grants Not Nearly Enough to Get Industry Going
South Africa is poised to become a major player in the global energy transition, thanks to its vast renewable energy resources (sun and wind) and its plans for green hydrogen… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Farmers Lack Insurance - Payouts Triggered By Weather Data Offer a Solution
Agriculture is hugely important to Nigeria. It makes up about a quarter of the country's economy, and almost half of the population are smallholder farmers. Most farm on less than… Read more »
August 22
Lesotho: We Discovered a New Way Mountains Are Formed - From 'Mantle Waves' Inside the Earth
In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape,… Read more »
September 01
Africa: Aluminium Foil That Can Clean Water - We've Developed a Coating Which Attracts and Traps Dangerous Microbes
More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries. Read more »
August 30
Africa: Climate Change Has Deep Historical Roots - Amitav Ghosh Explores How Capitalism and Colonialism Fit in
Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of… Read more »
August 26
Africa: 85 Percent of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. but We're Getting Closer to Finding It
Most of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85% of the matter in the cosmos is made of invisible dark matter, which has only been detected indirectly… Read more »
August 21
Africa: Squid Have Tiny Teeth in Their Suckers - Scientists Could Use Their Unique Properties to Make Self-Healing Materials
When you think of a fearsome, sharp-toothed predator, a squid probably isn't the first animal that comes to mind. But these complex creatures have sophisticated eyesight, a strong… Read more »
Africa: Avalanches Can Grow 100 Times Larger Under the Sea Than On Land - Here's Why They're a Risk to the Internet
Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which… Read more »