COM2024: Africa’s massive debt hurdle for development, ministers call for global financial architecture overhaul

Debt interest payments taking away large portion of revenue that could help achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Saving East Africa’s wildlife from recurring drought

Endangered species like hirola antelope, African wild dog, Somali giraffe and Grevy’s zebra face an uncertain future

It’s Africa vs African Union

When the African Union rallies behind industry to regulate a sector that affects livelihood of 33 million smallholder farmers, we should shout …

The coronavirus in Nigeria has its own family history: keeping track is vital

Nigeria is a centre of commerce and travel in Africa. It has a population of over 200 million people

How agroforestry could solve climate crisis

With agroforestry, degraded land can be transformed into food-growing carbon sinks  

Ebola in Uganda, and the dynamics of a new and different outbreak

The 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the massive West African outbreak in 2014 and 2015 share a devastating economic impact

Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

In 2019, Ukraine, Philippines, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela and Brazil, recorded tens of thousands of measles …

Yellow fever burden to shift to central and east Africa by 2050: Study

Number of deaths to likely increase 25 per cent; projected to further accelerate in the two regions after 2050

Decentralised renewable energy solutions may be the answer to Tanzania’s energy gap

Only 23 percent of rural population have access to electricity in the country

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Renewable energy potential can make the continent energy self-sufficient, says Ruto

Continent’s renewable resources can help other nations achieve their net-zero strategies by 2050

Climate change may aid spread of Lassa fever from west to east Africa by 2070: Report

The number of people at risk of exposure to Lassa fever in Africa would increase by 600%, according to new study

Nearly 1.5 million children at risk of acute malnutrition as Somalia drought worsens

Severe drought had affected about 90% of Somalia’s land and a quarter of its 16 million population in March this year

COVID-19 trade restrictions devastating for Africa’s urban poor

Trade enables formal firms to flourish, which is essential for economic recovery; It also also protects the urban poor in informal economy …

How West African countries are coping in absence of strong healthcare system

In countries like Liberia and Nigeria, declining budgetary share in health services continues to undermine public well-being

11.7 million persons displaced in East Africa and Great Lakes region in 2023: UN Report

Displacement is due to climate shocks, especially floods and droughts, conflict, and violence

Kampala, Kigali and Addis Ababa are changing fast: New book follows their distinct paths

Book explains why attempting to supplant models from urban development elsewhere, including “best practices”, will not work

Urgent need to increase flow & develop new sources of adaptation finance in Africa: Report

For adapting to climate risks, the continent needs $52.7 billion annually through 2030   

Kenya’s first wildlife census report: 5 species critically endangered

The report recommends a population survey every three years and annual budgets for monitoring and management of wildlide

North, sub-Saharan Africa opposites in groundwater storage, recharge: Survey

North Africa has high groundwater storage, low water recharge; sub-Saharan Africa has the opposite, a new survey has revealed

Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, warns UN

Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria topped the list with populations facing catastrophic levels of acute hunger and starvation

Why Ebola is back in Guinea and why the response must be different this time

The virus is always present in nature and, when circumstances allow, may jump from one species to another

The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing — why?

Locals rely on the ‘long rains’ from March-May and ‘short rains’ from October-December

Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflicts

Protected areas must be considered by Africa as the first option for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be reflected in the country’…

Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed

Close coordination of macroeconomic and budgetary policies, establishment of robust monetary management institutions and creation of an …

Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

For instance, the average concentration of lead recorded in the Wiwi and Subin rivers was 0.018-0.031 mg/l and 0.035-0.055, respectively