Congo-Kinshasa: UN Honours Activist Who Helped Thousands of Refugees Return Home

Congolese activist Evariste Mfaume decided to take action when he found out that thousands of his compatriots who had fled war 20 years ago wanted to come home, but had no place to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Too Many Crises for One Country?

Ebola is the one topic that makes headlines from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but it is unfortunately only one among several crises affecting the Congolese people. Read more »

Africa: National Governments Urged to Get Behind Cities to Win Climate Fight

With efforts to make buildings, transport, energy and waste management greener, cities could cut their planet-warming emissions nearly 90% by 2050, producing close to $24 trillion… Read more »

Africa: Disaster Victims to Double By 2050 in Climate-Battered World - Aid Group

Punishing droughts and more severe storms, floods and wildfires driven by climate change could contribute to twice as many people requiring international humanitarian assistance by… Read more »

Africa: Why We Support the Global Climate Strikes

By Mayor of Paris & Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti and Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen Read more »

Africa: Climate-Change Protesters Poised to Kick Off Global Wave of Street Marches

New York - As world leaders begin arriving for a summit at the United Nations on accelerating action to address climate threats, adults are planning to join students in an… Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Threats in Warming World Could Speed Up Climate Action

From worsening hunger and migration to greater loss of lives and property to wild weather, climate change is driving violations of human rights - and focusing on that may be a key… Read more »

Africa: Fund Smarter to Switch On Lights for the Poor - UN Envoy

Rachel Kyte, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for sustainable energy for all, says finance is not being directed as needed to reach the 840 mln people still… Read more »

Africa: Vegetarian Diets Not Always the Most Climate-Friendly, Researchers Say

Raising dairy cows for milk, butter and cheese requires large amounts of energy, land and chemical inputs, emitting greenhouse gases Read more »

Kenya: 'This Is Our Home' - Kenya Islanders Demand Say in Foreign-Backed Projects

Like many African countries, Kenya has courted foreign companies to invest in transport and energy projects but residents are increasingly demanding more of a say on development… Read more »

Africa: The Climate Decade Is Coming - Are You Ready?

There's no more waiting for every government, no more 'we'll do it if they do it' - we all need to escalate our actions to get emissions down. Right now. Read more »

Mali: In Fuel-Short Mali, Farmers Find Money in Saving Tree Stumps

A method to regrow and partially cut trees is spreading in West Africa as a way of sustainably producing fuel - and income Read more »

Africa: Carbon Capture Struggles to Accelerate in Race to Avert Climate Crash

Catching and storing climate-changing emissions is seen as key to many plans to stave off a worsening climate crisis - but it's way behind schedule, experts say Read more »

Zimbabwe: 'We Just Have to Brave It' - Women Face Assault On Zimbabwe's Public Buses

More affordable fares have led to overcrowding on government-owned buses, putting women at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault as they travel, they say Read more »

Somalia: Somaliland's Quest to Defuse a Climate Timebomb

When Hawo Mohamed woke one morning to find about a dozen of her goats dead, she knew her life as a herder was coming to an end. Read more »

Africa: Refugees Held Captive in Libya to Go to Rwanda in Coming Weeks - UNHCR

Libya has become the main conduit for Africans fleeing war and poverty trying to reach Europe, since former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 Read more »

Ghana: Forest Partnerships Bear Fruit for Local Communities

The often-marginalised communities who live in the vicinity of Ghana's forests have often had little or no say in how they were run. What's more, until fairly recently, locals… Read more »

Africa: Countries Urged to Protect Property in War to Save Culture, Identity

More must be done to prevent the destruction of cultural property during conflicts, from museums to libraries, in order to preserve communities, artists and academics told a… Read more »

Africa: Damage to Land Feeds Migration and Conflict - UN Official

Vast swathes of land, from Africa to the Middle East, are being left useless by climate shifts and human pressures such as deforestation, mining and farming, threatening to hike… Read more »

Mozambique: After 2 Deadly Cyclones, Country Needs More Than Just Rebuilding

Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more »

Senegal: A Scandalous Soapie - Can TV Drama Drive Change for Women?

Djalika wants to divorce her abusive husband. Her best friend Dior escaped a forced marriage and moved to the city, and her colleague Mareme is brazenly having fun with a married… Read more »

Mozambique: Factbox - Six Months After Cyclones, Pope Spotlights Mozambique's Needs

Pope Francis set off for Mozambique on Wednesday, six months after the poor southern African nation was struck by the worst two cyclones in its history, which flooded villages,… Read more »

Africa: Ocean Treaty Needed to Tackle 'Deep Trouble', Says UN Envoy

The world's seas are increasingly threatened by global warming, acidification and pollution, making it crucial to agree on a global treaty to protect them, the U.N. oceans envoy… Read more »

Africa: Satellite Data Shows Hunger Looming in Senegal, Mauritania

The maps show large areas of barren pastures, which means animals will die, stripping owners of their sole source of food and income Read more »

Africa: Don't Dismiss Regenerated Forests As 'Green Deserts', Scientists Say

A new study shows that replanted and naturally re-grown forests can support insects and plants in a similar way to older trees Read more »