Nigeria’s plantain wine: a traditional drink with huge economic potential
Optimisation of locally produced wine will reduce reliance on imported wine and boost the country’s economy, especially in these days of …
Kenyan authorities brutally evict Ogiek during King Charles’s state visit
Footage and images show Ogiek homes destroyed, some even burnt to the ground
Ecowas rules to protect pastoralists discourage investments in modern livestock farming
Conflict will be reduced if transhumance is restricted to arid and semi-arid regions
Simply Put: Abducting healthcare system
Dangote launches Africa’s biggest oil refinery — 4 ways it will affect Nigeria
It is the first privately owned crude oil refinery in Nigeria
In a fiscal ditch? African countries should try public participation in the budget process
How insecurity affects the lives of everyone in the Niger Delta
Insecurity has claimed lives and affected investments in the Niger Delta
After ebola, measles now devastates DR Congo
Since June 2019, 310,000 Congolese have suffered the disease
Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation
300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation
Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure
Trial ‘PrEPVacc’ was testing two different vaccine regimens on about 1,500 volunteers in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa
Africa needs $25 billion per year for universal access to clean energy: IEA
As much as $22 billion per year is needed for electricity connections alone
56 African heritage sites threatened by extreme coastal events: Study
North Africa has the largest number of exposed sites
Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be done
AIDS remains a crisis and COVID-19 is making it worse, says Winnie Byanyima
Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria
Solar, wind can break Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet
More funding can't solve the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone
Acute food insecurity: 4 African countries remain at highest concern level
Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan and Sudan remain at the highest level of concern, finds report by FAO, WFP
After Cape Town, another place in South Africa is fighting off a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis
Dam levels at 16%; fixing leaks and reducing consumption among measures taken
COVID-19: North Africa most affected in entire continent with 68% of all deaths
Algeria reports 173 deaths, the most in all of Africa
Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO
Water storage levels in river basins up in Africa, decreased in other continents
Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa
Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs
Kenya’s environmental regulator ready to reconsider EIA processing fees due to financial crunch
The authority was forced to reduce staff during the pandemic
Poor harvest in 2019 may push 6.3 million Somalis to hunger by year end
The rainy season in 2019 has been the third-driest in Somalia since the early 1980s
Zimbabwe to construct first utility geothermal power plant
Project aims to reduce Zimbabwe’s reliance on hydropower energy sources, which are under threat due to climate change
Run-up to COP27: Loss and damage in Madagascar needs robust assessment
More than one million people needed food assistance in 2020