Africa: Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa's Pharma Industry

An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa's domestic industry with the hope of helping… Read more »

Sudan: 2024 Demands Swift Action to Stem Sudan's Ruinous Conflict

Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Homeless Families Now a Growing Issue in Zimbabwe

It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is the life of 69-year-old Gladys Mugabe, who lives with her… Read more »

Africa: Amidst a Horrendous 2023, Civil Society Is Fighting Back Society

The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating 'natural' disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records… Read more »

Sudan: Nation's Conflict Needs Civil Society Solutions

It's recently been reported that the two main protagonists of Sudan's current conflict - leaders of the armed forces and militia at war since April - have agreed to face-to-face… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Great Blue Wall

As an Islander from the Seychelles, Africa's smallest country, I find that the ocean is intricately woven into my heritage. It not only defines my roots but also shapes the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: From Dancing 'For a Living' to Dancing for 'Women's Dignity'

At first, he danced for money, but later on, he realized the need to dance for sanitary pads in order to help poor girls and women. Now, 29-year-old Proud Mugunhu conducts dance… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Deal to 'Transition Away' From Fossil Fuels Agreed

It was an extraordinary COP Summit in a year characterized by record-breaking temperatures combined with El Niño, producing a climatic carnage in Africa--deaths from fatal… Read more »

Ghana: It's Time to Align Climate Finance and Social Justice, Says Youth Climate Activist

During his childhood, Joshua Amponsem spent a lot of time in his dry rural community collecting water from the streams. ''It was normal,'' the co-director of the Youth Climate… Read more »

Africa: Finance At COP28 - After the Euphoria, Come Questions Galore

On November 30, the first day of COP28, the much-awaited Loss and Damage Fund--a landmark decision to compensate the world's most climate-affected and climate-vulnerable… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Negotiators Urged to Leverage On African Science At COP28 High Table #AfricaClimateHope

African scientists and researchers are concerned that the data shows that the continent is being cornered by the spiraling effects of climate change, that the real impact of… Read more »

Africa: Sikh Faith Inspires Environmental Stewardship

Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, an accomplished ENT doctor who hails from London, is not just attending COP 28; he is representing an organization that brings a unique perspective to the… Read more »

Africa: Freedom, Equality and Justice Lead to Peace

Human Rights Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif Read more »

Africa: Farm to Fork - COP28 Provides Roadmap to Fix Africa's Broken Food Systems - IFAD

In the absence of sufficient urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions, it is becoming too hot to farm in Africa. Confronted by extreme, intense, and frequent climate events such as… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

By Bibbi Abruzzini and Nina Sangma Read more »

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 »