The blue bond, valued at U.S.$15 million over 10 years with guarantees from the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility, is to support the Seychelles' transition to ... Read more »

The breakthrough comes as people across the world question the throwaway consumerist culture that has swamped the world in a toxic tide of plastic that is killing marine life and ... Read more »

Kifle Horo, former head of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, has been named the new chief engineer of the project, replacing the position held by the deceased Simegnew Bekele. Read more »

With flooding spreading in many parts of Nigeria and more rain predicted, Nigeria's disaster management agency has activated a contingency plan to provide assistance to affected ... Read more »

Outraged protesters set fire to several properties including a government building in Hout Bay, to vent their anger over the alleged killing of a fisherman suspected of poaching by ... Read more »

Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has denied claims that he promised former first lady Grace Mugabe a vice presidential post in exchange for her support in his bid to form ... Read more »

A case of animal cruelty has been opened against two suspects after a video of a seal pup being beaten and stabbed by a pa Read more »

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a charm offensive to calm tensions with Egypt over the construction of what will be Africa's largest hydroelectric plant on the ... Read more »

Deep sea diving for the worm-like marine animals - a delicacy selling for hundreds of dollars in Asia - can lead to death, injury or paralysis, but many young men in the Indian ... Read more »

A new report by maritime watchdog One Earth Future has said that piracy incidents off the Horn of Africa doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, indicating that criminal networks are ... Read more »