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: Climate Risks to Health Set to Worsen Inequity, Harm Children

From poor families in flood-prone homes to women required to cover up in extreme heat, climate change will hit the health of vulnerable groups the hardest, warns Kristie Ebi Read more »

Africa: Amid Coronavirus, Let's Not Forget About Indigenous People

Indigenous communities play a critical role in preventing the emergence of diseases and must be involved in the response to the pandemic Read more »

Sierra Leone: With Reservoirs At Risk, Freetown Confronts Water Crisis

Half the year, Iyatunde Kamara worries torrential rains will wash her house off its hillside and into the rivers of waste that flow through Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. Read more »

Kenya: Righting Colonial-Era Wrongs in Land Rights

The continued dominance of colonial-imposed laws over pre-existing customary legal systems, has been the bane of land rights disputes involving indigenous peoples across the globe… Read more »

Sudan: 'It's About Freedom' - Women On the Frontline of Uprising

When public protests erupted in Sudan over the rising cost of bread almost two months ago, women's rights activist Hala Al-Karib did not hesitate to join the masses on the streets… Read more »

Africa: Half the World's Schools Lack Clean Water, Toilets and Handwashing

Nearly half the world's schools lack clean drinking water, toilets and handwashing facilities, putting millions of children at risk of disease, experts warned on Monday. Read more »

Kenya: With Refrigerated ATMs, Camel Milk Business Thrives

Halima Sheikh Ali is the proud owner of one of the few ATMs in Wajir town in northeast Kenya. But rather than doling out shilling notes, it dispenses something tastier: a fresh… Read more »

Tanzania: Maasai Clash With Tanzania in Court Over Eviction From Serengeti

Maasai herders near Tanzania's famous Serengeti wildlife park have asked a regional court to stop the government intimidating witnesses supporting their legal bid to return to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Football and Singing Could Give Girl Soldiers a Second Chance in Congo - Charity

"All they wanted was to be like all the other girls, they just wanted to be accepted and have friends" Read more »

South Sudan: Going to School Unlikely If You're a Girl - Report Says

"Over 130 million girls are still out of school - that's over 130 million potential engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on" Read more »