March 11
Tanzania: Tanzanian School Launches Energy Club to Promote Clean Cooking
A cloud of steam rises from a giant aluminium pot as Maria Joseph, a middle-aged cook in a toque blanche and faded apron, plants her feet firmly on the tiled kitchen floor. With… Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: Nigeria's Failing Road Transport System Leaves Commuters At the Mercy of Robbers
Abimbola David still remembers being robbed twice in taxis in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. The most recent incident occurred in 2023 when the robbers, who pretended to be passengers,… Read more »
March 04
Sudan: Sudan - World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis
The ordinary sounds of Nahid Ali's home in Khartoum were completely drowned out by the sound of war which began on April 15 2023. Her baby was just 21 days old. The morning started… Read more »
March 03
Africa: Financing Africa's Biodiversity Conservation With Dwindling Donor Support
Relying on donor funding is not the right way to finance biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is not a charitable cause. It is actually part of the sovereign natural assets, and… Read more »
Ghana: How UNDP & Global Partners Are Tackling Root Causes of Violent Extremism in Ghana's Borderlands
Across the world's fragile borderlands where insecurity, climate stress, and marginalization intersect, communities often find themselves on the frontlines of violent extremism.… Read more »
March 02
Tanzania: How Child Labour Persists Along Zanzibar's Blue Economy
As the tide falls on Zanzibar's western coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her gown flapping in knee-deep water. She carries a plastic basin and a knife. Since dawn,… Read more »
February 27
Senegal: Maison Des Talibés Confronts Abuse of 'Talibé' Children in Senegal
When you walk through the streets of Senegal's cities, you notice them almost immediately: young boys in worn clothes, clutching plastic cans or tin bowls, weaving between cars and… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Is Coming for Your Morning Coffee
Your morning cup of coffee could soon cost more, thanks to climate change, which is raising the heat on the production of the world's most loved beverage. Read more »
February 26
Uganda: Why Ugandan Male Sexual Violence Survivors Suffer in Silence
When people ordinarily think about sexual violence, it's of the rape of women by men. In Uganda, as in other countries, activists say men are also victims of sexual violence… Read more »
February 20
Libya: UN Report Warns of Escalating Human Rights Abuses Against Migrants and Refugees in Libya
A new UN report warns of the "brutal and normalized reality" for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya as they face exploitation and human rights violations. Read more »
February 19
Africa: Why Ending Child Marriage Is Key to Advancing Africa's Economic Development
By Zuzana Schwidrowski and Omolola Mary Lipede Read more »
West Africa: Turning the Tide - How West Africa Is Reasserting Its Food Sovereignty Through Aquaculture
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Feb 19 2026 (IPS) - It is an indictment on the global food system that, despite having some of the richest and most endowed natural resources in the world and… Read more »
February 16
Kenya: Extreme Heat Undermines Decent Work in North Eastern Kenya
By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she has prepared her three children for school before walking them to… Read more »
February 13
Africa: Africa At the Epicenter of Child Labour Crisis As Migration Fuels Exploitation
Although global rates of child labour have declined since 2020, the practice remains a serious and persistent violation of children's rights, undermining their safety, social… Read more »
February 11
Africa: Bridging the Capital Gap - Strategic Public-Private Partnerships Invest in Young Agri-Entrepreneurs
The global aid system is crumbling amidst chronic underinvestment in rural areas, posing a systemic threat to food systems everywhere. Read more »
February 10
Kenya: When Drought Steals Childhood - How Climate Shocks in Northern Kenya Are Testing the SDGs
Every morning before sunrise, 10-year-old Amina Adan walks away from school and toward a shrinking water pan on the outskirts of Rhamu, Mandera County. By the time her classmates… Read more »
February 06
Southern Africa: Floods and Food Security - the Hidden Cost to Crops and Soil
South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are currently experiencing severe flooding. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million people have been affected. In addition, … Read more »
February 03
Africa: Protecting Africa's Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause On Deep-Sea Mining Matters
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) - The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress… Read more »
Africa: Support Science in Halting Global Biodiversity Crisis - King Charles
British Monarch King Charles says science is the solution to protecting nature and halting global biodiversity loss, which is threatening humanity's survival. Read more »
Africa: Explainer - Why Nature Is Everyone's Business
Our food, fuel, and fortunes come from nature, but as these resources are turned into profits, the balance between exploiting and replenishing the planet is ever more precarious. Read more »
February 02
Africa: To Develop a Continent, Africa Must Nourish Its Children
Hunger shadowed Mercy Lung'aho's childhood, fueling her campaign to promote nutrition as a foundation for Africa's development. Read more »
January 28
West Africa: Gambia's Supreme Court to Decide On FGM Ban
Gambia's Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often… Read more »
January 26
Uganda: Democracy in Name Only
When Ugandans went to the polls on 15 January, the outcome was never in doubt. As voting began, mobile internet services ground to a halt, ensuring minimal scrutiny as President… Read more »
January 23
Africa: UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks in 2025
Read more »
Southern Africa: Moving Towards Agroecological Food Systems in Southern Africa
In a quiet village known as Nkhondola, in Chongwe District, Eastern Zambia, Royd Michelo and his wife, Adasila Kanyanga, have transformed their five-acre piece of land into a… Read more »
