Kenya: What's Mine is Mine - How Rock Quarrying Fuels Land Disputes

Once worthless rocks are now big business in rural Kenya as construction booms, but the rush for rocks is also fuelling land conflicts and family divisions Read more »

Kenya: When Did You Last See an African Game Hero?

What's wrong with being a plucky hero running from demon monkeys or a glamourous model in dress up games? Players get sucked into worlds full of violence and unhealthy body images,… Read more »

Africa: Tiny AI Devices Aim to Enrich Farmers and Their Soil

A piece of paper no bigger than a business card could enrich struggling coffee farmers and their soil, a growing challenge as temperatures rise and prices fluctuate. Read more »

Mali: New Tool Predicts Water-Related Conflict

Conflicts over water are likely to flare up in Iraq, Mali and India in the coming year, according to the developers of an app launched on Thursday which aims to help prevent… Read more »

Africa: Trading Carbon Credits From Nature Sparks Fiery Debate At UN Talks

Oil and gas companies say earning carbon credits to improve soils and forests will cut emissions - but critics call it a distraction Read more »

Ethiopia: Refugees Impatient for the Right to Work

Refugees are struggling to get by in Ethiopia under rules that bar them from working Read more »

Zimbabwe: Drought - and Economic Woes - Empty Farmers' 'Cattle Banks'

Farmers are trying to find ways to protect their herds as climate change brings more frequent droughts - but not all are working Read more »

Africa: Floods Predicted to Uproot 50 Million People a Year As Climate Heats Up

Population growth, more intense rainfall and melting ice are likely to cause more frequent and severe floods Read more »

Africa: It Is Time to Act On the Climate Emergency

And the only acceptable response is ending the use of fossil fuels Read more »

Zambia: U.S. Faces Govt Protest After Criticising 15-Year Gay Sex Sentence

Zambia's President has said local culture prohibited homosexuality and that he would not repeal the law against gay sex Read more »

Africa: Injustice of Worsening Climate Impacts Rises Up Agenda At UN Talks

Leaders of Bangladesh and Marshall Islands highlight how rising seas are hitting their people hard, urging other countries to step up with more action on climate change Read more »

Africa: Poor Nations Pay Price As Millions Flee 'Climate Chaos', Oxfam Says

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people a year from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head… Read more »

Africa: Being an LGBT+ Person of Colour Is a Gift

Whoever you are - brown and gay, black and trans, Asian and bisexual - you are valid Read more »

South Africa: Women's Land Rights Activist Nominated for Major Human Rights Prize

Land is a hot topic in South Africa, where President Ramaphosa last year launched a process to change the constitution to redistribute land and address inequality Read more »

Ethiopia: The 'Banana On Steroids' That Could Be Life Saver for Warming World

The "wonder crop" is a staple for 20 million people in the Ethiopian Highlands who turn it into bread and porridge, construction materials, packaging, cattle feed and medicine Read more »

Sudan: Midwives Told to Stop Genital Mutilation

Sudanese midwives must stop performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on new mothers, health experts said on Thursday, adding that it was undermining broader efforts to wipe out… Read more »

Ghana: Gay Sex Is Banned - So Ghanaians Dance Against Homophobia

Musicians are normalising different sexual expressions in their videos in hopes of seeing change on the ground in the West African country, where same-sex relations are illegal Read more »

Africa: 'Perfect Storm' Awaits Farming and Fisheries If World Doesn't Curb Emissions

If emissions continue to rise rapidly, nearly 90% of the world's population are projected to be exposed to losses of food production Read more »

Kenya: Guess the Rain - Kenya Gamifies Climate Change to Help Farmers

In the "Let it rain" challenge, farmers can take to their mobile phones to predict what day the rainy season will start Read more »

Niger: How a Tiny Wasp is Fighting a Crop-Munching Worm

As millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes Read more »

Zimbabwe: Man's Work Morphs Into Woman's World

Millions of women take on the sort of hard, physical jobs once done by men as traditions break under the strain of a failing economy and working men go elsewhere Read more »

Africa: Demands Grow for 'Global Justice' On Climate Damage At UN Talks

Funding to cover the losses poor nations are suffering from more extreme weather and rising seas will be high on the agenda at U.N. conference in Madrid Read more »

Africa: Migrants Safeguard Italy's Culinary Heritage Amid Hostile Rhetoric

Amid rising racism - from online hate speech to football fans subjecting black players to monkey chants - many Italian farmers desperate for labour have welcomed migrants Read more »

Nigeria: New Sex Offenders Register May Deter Nigerians With 'No Conscience'

One in 10 women in Nigeria have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner in the last 12 months Read more »

Mozambique: Gentrification and Involuntary Displacement - the Nightmare for Urban Poor

Growing socio-economic segregation in housing and urban space is leading to harmful disparities in African cities Read more »