Kenya: Mt. Kenya Glaciers to Vanish By 2030 - Environmentalist Lewis Pugh

What's the context? Endurance athlete and environmentalist Lewis Pugh said witnessing the Lewis Glacier on Mount Kenya was a "shocking sight". Read more »

Nigeria: Trump's Threats Could Fuel Nigerian Extremists, Expert Says

What's the context? Nigerian militants could use Trump's threats to intervene over kidnappings to secure recruits and resources, security expert says. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's War On Gender Violence Overlooks Children - Activists

What's the context? Don't forget the children, say rights groups after protests against gender-based violence sweep across the country. Read more »

Kenya: After a Year of Big Cuts, Where Does U.S. Aid Stand Going Into 2026?

What's the context? U.S. foreign aid more than halved in 2025, leaving millions at risk of losing their lives to malaria, malnutrition and HIV. Read more »

Africa: How Africa Is Using Tech to Protect Nature and the Planet

What's the context? Africa is leveraging technology and AI coupled with traditional knowledge to reduce planet-heating emissions and protect nature. Read more »

Africa: Financing the Future of South Africa's HIV Care

What's the context? From resource pooling to innovative taxes, South African health experts explore new funding models to fight HIV after Trump cuts. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Environment Chief Tells COP30 Polluters Must Pay

What's the context? Jiwoh Abdulai, Sierra Leone's environment minister, talks to Context about what climate change means in his West African nation. Read more »

Tanzania: How an Internet Blackout Affected Tanzania's Election

What's the context? A nationwide internet outage during last week's vote fits a pattern of electoral interference and may fuel abuses, activists say. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan LGBTQ+ Safe Houses 'Overwhelmed' As Cuts Hit Refugee Camps

What's the context? Nairobi's queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts. Read more »

Africa: AGOA 2.0 Needs Reform, Not Just Renewal - Nigeria's Olele

What's the context? Nigerian business leader Margaret Olele says expired Africa-U.S. AGOA trade pact needs reform to boost investment. Read more »

Madagascar: 'I Will Keep Marching' - the View From Madagascar's Streets

What's the context? Why are Antananarivo's young people on the streets? A protest organiser explains. Read more »

Africa: Europe Can't Afford Not to Invest in Africa's Health

Europe's support for Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria has been pivotal but progress is fragile and it must stay the course. Read more »

Nigeria: Meet the Nollywood Women Breaking Silence On Postnatal Depression

What's the context? A Nollywood filmmaker tackles postnatal depression to help end the stigma and push for more care in Nigeria and across Africa. Read more »

Africa: In Africa, AGOA Uncertainty Sparks Jobs Fears, Hopes for New Deals

What's the context? From Kenya to South Africa, union workers want US to renew AGOA trade deal - but are seeking alternatives if it expires. Read more »

Africa: Macky Sall On a New $50 Billion Plan to Climate-Proof Africa

What's the context? Amid funding uncertainty, African leaders urgently call for more climate adaptation cash. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Funding Disruption Pushes Africa's HIV Programmes to Brink

What's the context? Disruptions to PEPFAR under Trump have worsened HIV/AIDS care and stigma in East Africa, new research shows. Read more »

Africa: Farm to Fork - Five Ways Africa Is Boosting Food Security

What's the context? As experts discuss food security, here are a few clever fixes that are already feeding people and fighting climate change. Read more »

Kenya: Sex for Fish - U.S. Aid Cuts Revive Risky Behaviour in Kenya

What's the context? Every dollar of lost aid pushes a girl into risky sex and denies a gay man his HIV meds - Kenyan clinician. Read more »

Africa: Africa Braces for Likely End of AGOA Trade Deal Under Trump

What's the context? Few expect the decades-old programme that has boosted economies across Africa to be renewed when it expires in September. Read more »

Malawi: How USAID Cuts Could Undermine Battle Against Fistula in Malawi

What's the context? In Malawi, USAID cuts put pressure on maternal health services, including treatment for women with fistula. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Illegal Miners Reap Risky Rewards but Land Suffers

What's the context? In Mozambique's Manica, illegal miners take huge risks while farmers grapple with mercury in the soil and polluted water. Read more »

Ghana: LGBTQ+ Ghanaians Found Freedom Online - Now They Might Lose It

What's the context? Ghana could make it illegal to create LGBTQ+ content or offer help to gay and trans people online. Read more »

Africa: Courts Push Back On Meta's Legal Strategy

What we have concluded about Meta's legal strategy following our cases against the tech giant. Read more »

Africa: The UK's Aid Cuts Are a Betrayal of Africa - and of Its Own Values

Bilateral aid to Africa will be slashed by 12% in 2025-2026. This is not a strategic pivot. It is a retreat from responsibility. Read more »

Africa: To Attract Investors, Africa Must Smash Economic Stereotypes

Africa is young, dynamic and rich in resources, but misperceptions obscure its potential and deter investors. That needs to change. Read more »