Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats
Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings
Africa Carbon Forum to discuss the continent's prospects post-COP21
A World Bank analysis estimated that not addressing climate change could plunge 43 million people into poverty by 2030 in Africa
Africa makes good progress towards Zero Hunger
The continent has achieved a 30 per cent drop in the proportion of its people facing hunger over 1990-2015
Global warning: Upsurge of plague in Congo
World human plague cases lowest in 30 years, but WHO warns it remains a particularly “formidable epidemic disease”
Lake Chad Basin: 1.4 million children displaced; many suffer from malnutrition
About 67,000 children under five are likely to die in Nigeria’s Borno and Yobe states in September
Recent violence may worsen food crisis in South Sudan
As per a recent assessment by the UN, over 4.8 million people are severely food insecure in the country
There is more to declining bird numbers than just climate change
Researchers say one should not jump to conclusions about bird physiology when assessing the effects of climate change on the avian population
Talking heads
Agriculture ministers from key African countries speak to Down To Earth on strategies to make Africa food-sufficient once again
Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation
Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda attend meeting to discuss strategies to restore lake
Kampala Declaration on climate change, human mobility now has 48 African countries as members
As many as 105 million people could become internal migrants within the African continent in a business-as-usual scenario
IN PHOTOS: Tropical storm Ana kills at least 70 in Africa, disrupts lives of thousands
Double whammy for Madagascar that is already fighting food crisis
70,000 children born during Ebola outbreak in Liberia at risk of exclusion if not registered, warns UNICEF
UN body supporting drive to register the children
Alien pest invades farmlands in Africa, destroys crops in more than 10 countries
Unlike the native pest, the fall armyworm from the Americas is harder to detect and eradicate
For forest elephants in Central Africa, no place is safe from poaching
A recent study shows a 78-81 per cent decline in elephant population from the most protected area in Central Africa over a period of ten years
11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate
Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are the major drivers of spiraling human-wildlife …
Climate Warriors: After Greta, now meet Hilda
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a 22-year-old Ugandan college student, who recently delivered a powerful speech in Copenhagen on the climate crisis
Hunting has affected more than half of tropical forests: Study
Scientists in the Netherlands find a 70 per cent decline in mammal population in Western Africa, which is the biggest in the world
In the throes of Ebola, now, measles kills more than 4,000 in the Congo
Paucity of funds, armed conflicts adversely affecting health response: WHO
WHO: Off-track progress in Africa could kill 70,000 cervical cancer patients
26 countries have introduced HPV vaccine, but just 31% girls under 15 received its first dose in 2022 in the African region
Drought in Kenya puts livestock at risk; crop failure triggers fear of starvation
Kenya is prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall
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 …
Harare has only 20% of water it needs daily
City council of Zimbabwe capital left with little chlorine to disinfect driking water
Investment to fight climate change: Three African countries need $280 billion by 2050
South Africa will require the largest share of this investment, followed by Ethiopia and Kenya
Ghana plants 5 million trees in one day
The government plans to make Green Ghana Day an annual event, with the target expanded to 100 million by 2024
WATCH: COVID-19 made electricity unaffordable for 25 million in Africa
Millions struggled to pay for their lighting, fans, televisions and mobile phones as the COVID-19 crisis hit jobs and incomes in 2020