December 10, 2023
Africa: Fashion Forward - Protect Africa From 'Fagia' Amid Alarming Global Stocktake
Thousands of bales of cheap, poor-quality secondhand clothing arrive on boats and ships docking on Africa's extensive 26,000-kilometer-long coastline, dotted with at least 100… Read more »
December 09, 2023
Africa: COP28 - One Health Steps Delight Many, Others Show Cautious Optimism
One Health activist, Kelly Dent, has been attending UNFCCC COPs since 2009, when it was held in Copenhagen. From there, it has been a 15-year-long journey to Dubai, but Dent is… Read more »
Africa: COP28 - Sowing Seeds of Change in Fertile Hearts and Minds
In the heart of Earth Child Institute's mission to nurture the future stewards of our planet, the story of Eric Hansel unfolds as a testament to the transformative power of… Read more »
Africa: Greening Education - Education Paying Highest Cost for Ongoing Climate Crisis
It is a global catastrophe of astounding proportions that millions of children are on the run today, forcibly displaced from their homes. As conflict and climate change… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: COP28 Hits - Key Wins As Africa-Focused Pledges, Deals Announced
A record-breaking drought is unfolding in the Horn of Africa, where millions of people are trapped in the world's worst acute food insecurity emergency. Food insecurity and… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Africa: Faith Pavilion Adds Spiritual Dimension to Climate Crisis Resolution
For the first time at COP28, faith has a pavilion alongside science, technology, nations, and philanthropy, allowing religious leaders from all over the world to discuss the… Read more »
Africa: Combating Corruption to Address the Triple Planetary Crises
The triple planetary crisis of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution is a threat to the well-being and survival of millions of people around the world. Corruption, in… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Beware Carbon Myopia At COP28 - Why Climate and Nature Action Must Now Come Together in the Race for a Liveable Planet
As COP28 delegates focus on the first Global Stocktake, there is no doubt that the race to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is vital. Read more »
Africa: Global Civil Society Launches Manifesto for Ethical AI
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Africa: Revolutionizing the Building Sector for Sustainable, Resilient Cities
In the spirit of global cooperation and environmental commitment, COP 28 launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the building and construction sectors. Titled… Read more »
Africa: Art and Climate Change
A dark cloud is hovering above human existence. It is a fairly illusory cloud haunting our minds and wellbeing, but also an actual, menacing, mostly invisible cloud that covers the… Read more »
Africa: Emerging Climate Finance Infrastructure to Match Africa's Green Bankable Solutions
Although long profiled as the face of climate change, a high-risk continent with a pipeline of unbankable green projects, there are areas where Africa is leading the world. The… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: Electrifying Cooking - Decarbonising Africa's Electricity Grid Towards Net Zero
Across the African continent, many first-born children in poor and vulnerable households do not go to school as they spend their school days collecting biomass fuel. The regional… Read more »
Africa: 'War On Drugs' Failed and Policies Need Major Overhaul - Report
A major advocacy group has demanded an overhaul of global drug policies as a landmark report is released showing how governments' complacency has perpetuated a failed 'war on… Read more »
Africa: People, Planning Behind Sustainable City Management
Successful city planning, which takes place with the involvement of citizens, is the hallmark of the creation of sustainable cities, the International Conference on Demographic… Read more »
Africa: Why the UN COP28 Climate Talks Must Serve Farmers to Achieve a 'Just Transition'
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Africa: Ten African Countries to Benefit From U.S.$100 Million Released By Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced the release of USD 100 million at the ongoing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of Parties… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Rwanda: Restoring Indigenous Trees - New Mission to Combat Climate Change in Rwanda
With the ongoing national tree-planting campaign, Rwanda seeks to replace its degraded forest resulting from charcoal production and firewood and increase the need for construction… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: Young Musician's Death Exposes Zimbabwe's Collapsing Health System
A rising Afropop musician, Garikai Mapanzure, popularly known by his stage name Garry, has become the latest high-profile victim of Zimbabwe's deteriorating health facilities. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: Dear World Leaders, Are You Listening Now?
Another year and another UN climate change conference. As our 'world leaders' prepare for two air-conditioned weeks of wrangling at COP28 in Dubai later this month, forgive us for… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-China Climate Agreement - a Leap Forward in Global Climate Cooperation
The recent U.S.-China summit on November 15 in San Francisco, against a backdrop of low expectations, surprisingly made significant strides with the unveiling of the "Sunnylands… Read more »
Africa: Tackling Agrifood Inequality Can Boost the Bottom Line
Objections to progressive policies are often based on cost. It would be great to have a fairer, more sustainable world, the argument goes, but where will the money come from to pay… Read more »
Africa: Autocracy On the Rise, Warn Civil Society Groups, Seeking UN Expert On Democracy
The rise in authoritarianism worldwide has prompted a coalition of over 85 civil society organizations (CSOs) to call on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to appoint a Special… Read more »
Africa: Migration - What the EU Can Learn From Africa
Popular migration discourses in Europe often question the ability of African states to govern migration effectively. Media images of African migrants squeezed into dingy boats in… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Will Not Cope With Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition
A just transition should be viewed as an opportunity to rectify some of the wrongs where women are not prioritised in the energy mix, yet their experience of the impact of climate… Read more »