Namibian Genocide: Need to discuss, engage and bring about meaningful responsibility & culpability, says J M Moosa

Centre for African Studies (JNU) professor talks about implications of graves and artefacts being found on Shark Island, a notorious …

How did they drag all those stones to build Egypt’s pyramids? They had the Nile flowing at the spot, says study

The extinct Ahramat branch of the Nile died due to increasing sand deposition, reduced precipitation and tectonic activity, according to …

Africa recently launched lab network, cholera taskforce. Can it help contain the disease?

Goal of Eastern Africa Regional Cholera Taskforce is to streamline regional strategies for cholera management and prevention, foster experience …

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age — and will guide conservation

New research has found South African leopards originated from two unique clades in southern and central Africa approximately 0.8 million …

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Low minimum wage compliance was observed among the lowest paid workers — employers did not comply with the new minimum wage

Africa needs early warnings for all to combat extreme weather, save lives: WMO

About 60% of African continent not currently covered by early warning services; Accurate & timely weather, water & climate information needed

East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock

Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too

Paris summit on clean cooking in Africa ends with $2.2 billion in global pledges

Each year, more than 600,000 people in Africa die prematurely from respiratory diseases triggered by dirty cooking practices

Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: What’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working

In 2022, Ghana had the highest relative increase in primary forest loss among all tropical countries

Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities — with a little help from AI

Deforestation driven by slash-and-burn agriculture and vanishing of large-bodied animals that would spread the boabab seeds major reasons for decline

East Africa floods: Kenya confirms 44 cases of cholera as WHO warns of waterborne diseases 

Health situation regarding possible or impending waterborne disease outbreaks could be worse across East Africa region

African presidents endorse ‘Nairobi Declaration on fertiliser and soil health’ at special summit in Kenya

The leaders acknowledged that the recent global fertiliser crisis has disproportionately affected Africa

South Africans are abandoning smallholder farming – history and policy can help explain why

To reverse the trend of declining field cultivation, government policies need to address the errors of the past.

Billions are needed for climate adaptation — now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent

Examples from Namibia range from drilling solar-powered borehole pumps for water access to investing in firefighting equipment to prevent the …

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Hidaya

Down To Earth tracked the cyclone as it formed in the sea and finally made landfall in Tanzania

African ministers of agriculture call for affordable fertiliser access to boost food security

Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit

US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production

Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country 

Droughts, floods to cyclones: African nations like Kenya brace for new normal of extreme weather

Cyclone Hidaya in May 2024 was the first time Kenya experienced a cyclone

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago — our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Before northern Africa dried out, its climate “flickered” between two stable climatic states before tipping permanently

Around 52 million people in west, central Africa will face severe food stress from June-August: IRC

More than 2,500 people to face catastrophic, famine-like conditions if no urgent action is taken, organisation warns

Kenya Floods: Weeks of heavy rain continue to devastate region

The devastating rains are a result of a combination of factors, including the country’s seasonal weather patterns, climate change and …

Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution — insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard

South Africa’s approach to waste picker integration demonstrates how they can be protected

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, escapes major damage as Cyclone Hidaya makes landfall on Mafia Island near it

No further threat of Cyclone Hidaya in Tanzania, says government; Kenya bans beach activities, fishing and swimming in coastal counties till May …

Cyclone Hidaya to slam into Tanzania south of Dar es Salaam; Ruto puts Kenya on alert

Kenya lies within Latitude 4° North and South hence it is safe from tropical cyclones; but Ruto says this will change

Hidaya has made landfall as per Kenya Met Department; but another depression is developing behind it

Mtwara, a coastal city in Tanzania, receives 140% of its average May rainfall in 12 hours