World leaders, climate experts, and activists are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 to address pressing climate issues, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and aiding ... Read more »
The European Commission has decided not to renew the fishing agreement between Brussels and Dakar due to "shortcomings" in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Read more »
Nigeria is projected to have 33 million people facing acute food insecurity in 2025, almost doubling the number of people suffering from emergency levels of need.&n Read more »
Scientists from the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) have discovered an insect that could help tackle the plastic waste problem. It is the first time ... Read more »
Ghana's Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and Kenya's Keep IT Cool (KIC) emerged as two of the five winners of the 2024 Earthshot Prize, each receiving £1 million Read more »
An Oxfam report reveals that fifty of the world's richest billionaires produce more carbon from their investments, private Read more »
The urgency of the climate crisis has sparked new interest in climate intervention, or geoengineering - large-scale interventions intended to counteract global warming. Read more »
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AllAfrica has launched an eight-part podcast series, Wild Basil, featuring remarkable women who contributed to peace and development through their innovative wor Read more »
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have released a global report, ... Read more »
Three new species have been discovered in South Africa's unique marine ecosystem, which is shaped by Benguela and Agulhas currents: the "walking sponge" (Suberites ambulodomo Read more »
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