Ethiopia: Speed Schools Give Child Labourers a Second Chance

An accelerated schooling programme is helping Ethiopian children resume studies cut short by conflict, child labour and poverty Read more »

Nigeria: Empty Houses Litter Cities Despite Housing Crisis

Nigeria's affordable housing push has led to a boom in new homes, but high construction costs and a lack of development tax mean the majority are too big and expensive for those… Read more »

Africa: How to Empower Women Founders in Low-Income Countries

How can we ensure that women are not overlooked in policies and programs supporting entrepreneurship and economic development? We suggest four important opportunities Read more »

Uganda: Can Bamboo Walls Help Uganda Hold Back Worsening Floods? #AfricaClimateCrisis

By slowing floodwater and stabilising riverbanks, bamboo walls could protect farmers from climate change-worsened floods - and earn them extra income Read more »

Africa: Food Delivery Drivers Question Gig Platforms' Safety Nets

As they face rising risks on the road, food delivery drivers around the world are pushing gig platforms for better working conditions Read more »

Africa: Nature-Pact Goal to Protect 30% of Land and Ocean Hangs in Balance

Some biodiversity-rich nations are reluctant to endorse the 30x30 goal - a central pillar of a draft global agreement to be finalised next May - due to challenges such as lack of… Read more »

Africa: Bridging Africa's Digital Divide - the Rise of Community Internet

In villages and townships, Africans are building their own internet infrastructure to connect, and protect, the unconnected Read more »

Africa: IOC's New Transgender and Intersex Guidelines Divide Sport

LGBT+ and human rights advocates welcomed dropping advice on testosterone levels, but some scientists said the Olympic guidance was 'unreasonable'. Read more »

Africa: 'Killer Business Case' for Diversity in Newsrooms

Diversity is necessary for media companies' business, from building credibility to finding stories, top editors said on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Crypto Traders Risk Arrest and Scams to Bypass Ban

With the country getting serious about banning the trading of bitcoin and other volatile cryptocurrencies, young Nigerians who rely on digital currencies are going underground. Read more »

Africa: To Defend Fragile 1.5C Goal, Glasgow Climate Pact Must Get Results - Fast #AfricaClimateCrisis

Turning COP26 climate change pledges into action within a year will determine whether the Glasgow conference was a success, analysts say Read more »

Africa: Climate 'Loss and Damage' Earns Recognition but Little Action in COP26 Deal #AfricaClimateCrisis

Efforts to create a new fund to help with climate-change-driven "loss and damage" fail as the U.N. talks close, but the problem rises up the global agenda Read more »

Africa: Explainer - What Are Vulnerable Countries Fighting for At the COP26 Climate Summit?

As negotiators haggle over a draft deal and the talks run overtime, vulnerable countries say issues from funding for climate "loss and damage" to phasing out fossil fuels are key Read more »

Africa: As Warming Worsens Floods, Snake-Like Mobile Dams Could Protect Africans

Mobile "slamdam" flood barriers that look like huge blue snakes are among promising technologies to help African nations cope with flash floods linked to climate change, according… Read more »

Africa: Rights Groups Warn Paris Pact Rules On Carbon Markets Leave Indigenous People Exposed #AfricaClimateCrisis

Carbon markets rules set to be decided in Glasgow lack protections to stop abuses of indigenous forest communities, human rights experts warn Read more »

Africa: Why Net Zero Pledges From the 'Fossil Fuelled 5' Ring Hollow #AfricaClimateCrisis

Nations that have amassed vast amounts of wealth from fossil fuels over centuries are unwilling to give it up - when the wealth could be used to fund the transition to cleaner… Read more »

Africa: At COP26 Talks, 45 Nations Pledge to Protect Nature in Climate Change Fight

Britain heads up push to curb global warming stoked by farming, deforestation and other land use changes that account for about a quarter of planet-heating emissions Read more »

Sudan: SIMs to Leaflets - Sudanese Find Ways to Skirt Net Outage

From using international SIM cards to deploying relatives in the diaspora to relay information, Sudanese citizens are finding ways to communicate in a bid to circumvent… Read more »

Africa: Memo to COP26: to Save Our Forests, Recognize Local and Indigenous Land Rights Now

Many forest projects fail because they neglect to include and pay the people who own, live and work on the land Read more »

Africa: Will COP26 Deforestation Pledge Be Game-Changer or Just More Broken Promises?

A major commitment to ending and reversing deforestation at COP26 will need more funding, transparent monitoring and tough regulation of businesses and financiers linked to forest… Read more »

Africa: 'Time to Do the Right Thing,' Negotiators Told As COP26 Climate Talks Open

As U.N. climate change talks kick off amid wild weather and transport challenges, delegates are reminded of "the trust invested in you by billion" Read more »

Africa: With Funds Short, Africans Weigh Green Energy Switch and Fossil Fuel Cash

As countries push to slash emissions, some African nations find themselves without cash for a green energy switch - and looking to fossil fuels to boost energy access Read more »

Africa: #AfricaClimateCrisis - 'Illusion' of Climate Action By Big Emitters Clouds Outlook for COP26 Talks

A slew of national announcements just before the COP26 summit kicks off in Scotland has done little to advance efforts to meet global warming limits, analysts say Read more »

Africa: World Needs $5 Trillion in Annual Climate Finance By 2030 for Rapid Action

From transport to agriculture and electricity, progress is lagging in all sectors on reducing planet-heating emissions at the pace required to limit global warming to 1.5C, the… Read more »

Africa: 'Shameful' Failure to Meet Climate Finance Goal Risks Undermining COP26 Talks

A delivery plan for money promised to climate-vulnerable countries shows a 2020 goal won't be reached until 2023, which could hamper progress at key U.N. summit Read more »