Kenya: Kenyan Court Restores Seed Freedom - Landmark Ruling Boost for Food Security and Sovereignty

For years, smallholder farmers across Kenya have been engaged in a legal battle with the government over a law that criminalizes the practice of saving, sharing and exchanging… Read more »

East Africa: Refugees Forced to Fill Gaps As Funding, Power and Legal Recognition Move Out of Reach

A new global synthesis report and refugee voices from East Africa and the Middle East warn that reductions in humanitarian footprints risks breaking the refugee protection system. Read more »

Africa: International Funding for 30x30 Biodiversity Target Falls Billions Short of Global Goals

A new study and interactive dashboard released today in Nairobi at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) finds that current international financial… Read more »

Tanzania: How Community Radio Is Powering Tanzania's Climate Resilience

In many villages, people may not have smartphones or internet, but they always have a radio. When forecasts are delivered in the local language, through voices they know,… Read more »

Kenya: Farmers Earn While Reviving Native Forests Through a Blockchain-Powered App

For years, Morris Onyango had been trying to reforest his degraded land on the shores of River Nzoia, in Siaya county, 430 kilometers from Kenya's Capital, Nairobi. But every time… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Industrial Future Is Within Reach - What We Need Now Is Intentional Investment

Africa enters 2025 at a pivotal moment in its development. The ambition to transform the continent's economies through sustainable industrialization, regional integration, and… Read more »

Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, School Children Are Turning Waste Into Renewable Energy-Powered Lanterns

When going home after school, Monica Ben not only takes with her a pen and exercise books but also a lantern to light the dark room and completes her daily homework in Mashonaland… Read more »

Africa: Rising Arms Revenues and Rising Death Tolls Underscore Ongoing Military Conflicts & Civil Wars

The revenues from arms sales and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data… Read more »

Malawi: From Village Vision to Vital Innovation - How One Student Is Revolutionizing Healthcare in Malawi

In the quiet hills of Chamhanya Gondwe village in Malawi's Mzimba district, a young boy once watched his community struggle with limited access to healthcare. Read more »

Africa: Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure

"It's like adding fuel to an already burning fire," says Aditia Taslim. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Critical Minerals Poised to Power Global Green Energy Transition

Although Africa holds more than 30 per cent of the world's critical green minerals--including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earth elements vital for building batteries, wind… Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities Urged to Take Lawful Measures to Stop Mass Abductions in Nigeria

On the morning of 17 November 2025, darkness cloaked Maga town in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, until gunfire shattered the silence. It was around 4 am when… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - Three Years of Broken Promises

Three years ago, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso with two promises that have proved hollow: to address the country's deepening security crisis and… Read more »

Nigeria: Trump's Threat of 'Military Action' in Nigeria Stokes Religious Tensions

Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the US have continued to sour after US President Donald Trump threatened 'military' intervention over what some American lawmakers have… Read more »

Africa: 'Inclusive Digital Transformation Will Pave Path for Prosperity, Bridge Divides'

Weeks after an international conference on inclusive and people-centric digital transformation organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) here, a new narrative is unfolding… Read more »

Tanzania: Zanzibar's Battle to Save Endangered Turtles Intensifies As Global Study Exposes Deadly Microplastic Threat

On a warm morning at Matemwe, a small crowd gathers behind a rope barrier as the sand begins to tremble. A tiny head pushes through a soft mound of earth, then another, and… Read more »

Africa: From COP28 to Belém - Climate Security Is Health Security

Less than one percent of adaptation finance targets health, even as climate-sensitive diseases multiply. Africa alone will need roughly $300 billion annually by 2030 to build… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Warns of New Land Grabs As World Bank Pushes for Tenure Reforms in Africa

The idea of land abundance is a colonial fiction that refuses to die. Our research shows that Africa's lands are already intensively used and deeply valued by millions of rural… Read more »

Africa: Why Climate Finance Is Vital for the Implementation of NDCs in Africa

We did not start this fire, but we are being handed the bill. The wealthy country's bill. It's time to pay it.The USD 1.3 trillion roadmap is only a starting point; delivery and… Read more »

Africa: Faith Leaders Endorse Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty At COP30

Some of you might be shocked that even though fossil fuels are 86 percent of the cause of climate change, it took 28 years before the words 'fossil fuels' could even be mentioned… Read more »

Africa: Pan-African Activist Advocates for Climate-Resilient Food, Education Systems At Belém Talks

We need to protect the future of the millions of boys and girls on the frontlines of the climate crises around the world. I want world leaders to understand that this future starts… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Why Food and Agriculture Should Be At the Centre of COP30 Agenda

Agroecology strengthens food sovereignty by encouraging local production and consumption. --Elizabeth Mpofu, Zimbabwean farmer Read more »

Africa: Africa Wants Health to Be At the Center of Adaptation Finance

This is a COP of implementation. I do not want to see more texts that pile up on promises. But what we need is to detail what has already been promised. I want much more emphasis… Read more »

Africa: 'Just Transition Must Make Climate Work for People Living Its Consequences'

We have seen stalled climate action, widening inequality, and people left behind. At COP27, the establishment of the Just Transition Work Programme was a crucial step toward… Read more »

Africa: As COP30 Takes Place, Can Africa Draw Lessons From Brazil On How It Develops Its Livestock Sector?

As the world gathers in Brazil for the UN climate talks, the country's livestock sector - one of the largest in the world - is understandably in the spotlight. Read more »