Across Africa, women and girls face ongoing gender-based violence (GBV), including domestic abuse, harmful practices, and high rates of femicide.Ã' In 2023, Africa reported over 21,000 femicides, the highest number of any region worldwide. South Africa, in particular, has one of the highest rates of intimate partner femicide globally, withÃ' 

Fatuma Saidi Majogo, who survived trachoma with her sight intact, now fights the disease in her village in Mbwewe. And now she works with health organizations, going door-to-door to help others in her community get tested and treated. Her work is supported by Sightsavers and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, fighting trachoma and protecting vision in the country's villages, reports allAfrica's

Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence.

A new

As global leaders confer in Zimbabwe for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15), they have an opportunity to strengthen both food security and environmental resilience. Wetlands--the ecosystems that underpin global food production - provide countless benefits to society. Yet they are disappearing at an accelerating pace, writes FAO Director of the Land and Water Division Lifeng LI for allAfrica.

Flash floods in Adamawa state have killed 23 people and left thousands homeless. A camp for displaced residents was established at Aliyu Musdafa College in Yola, where basic supplies were provided.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that the presence of both governmental and non-governmental partners has been significant, contributing to the effective management of the humanitarian

Over 170 countries have adopted a sweeping political declaration, titled Our Ocean, Our Future: United for Urgent Action, at the third UN Ocean Conference, committing to immediate actions to protect the oceans around the world.

The EU announced a commitment of €1 billion for ocean conservation, and French Polynesia pledged

KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape have been devastated by severe weather, with more than 80 homes destroyed and more than 500 families affected. In KZN, heavy snow, strong winds, and hailstorms damaged infrastructure and caused widespread power outages. 

In the Eastern Cape, deadly floods have claimed at least

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders and grassroots groups alike to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change at the UN Ocean Summit (UNOC3) in Nice, France.

He said this greed manifests through practices like illegal fishing, rampant plastic pollution, and the accelerating impacts

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) gave the Save Valley Conservancy the green light to cull 50 elephants to curb overpopulation. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed the development, saying permits were issued for the elephant management exercise.

An aerial survey conducted in 2024 revealed that Save Valley Conservancy had 2,550 elephants, which is much greater than the

The implementation of the 1,443km East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has reached 60% completion.

The 1,443-kilometre crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda's crude oil from Kabaale-Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani Peninsula near the Port of Tanga, with a peak capacity of 246,000 barrels per day. The construction of the pipeline will significantly benefit the economies of Uganda and Tanzania.