In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin
About 250 million people are reliant on the Nile’s waters in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt
Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study
While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said
Famine creeps in on Africa while the world’s media looks elsewhere
The western media's focus on events at home like the US elections and the UK Brexit referendum has come at the expense of reporting on the famine …
Solar, wind can break Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis
As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end
Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF
UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region
Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions
There are alternatives to pesticides including integrated pest management. This is an approach that doesn’t rule out the use of pesticides, …
How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?
In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles
Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls
Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened
Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report
About 90% climate finance is likely to be external
El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research
Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country
How to make Africa food self-sufficient, again?
Africa is the only continent that imports more food than it produces. With ground reports from 10 African countries, Down To Earth's editorial …
Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina
Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual
Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many
Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease
Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security
UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal — what that means for other Nile River states
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started filling up in July 2020
African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance
Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face
Poor access to healthcare hits HIV eradication goal
UNICEF says its global goal of reducing new HIV infections in children by 90 per cent between 2009 and 2015 is still out of reach
Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction
'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'
Study finds presence of antibiotic resistance genes in babies within hours of being born
India, Rwanda, Nigeria among countries studied; Drug-resistant sepsis bacteria likely transmitted from mothers or hospital environment
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
Dust off the rust
Adequate research-funding can check stem rust resurgence
African leaders discuss improving food security of the continent
Green revolution forum will focus, among other things, on increasing food productivity as climate change presents more challenges
Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible
India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study
‘Over 22 million in Ethiopia facing severe food crisis’
Back-to-back droughts causing food emergency, children at high risk of death from malnutrition, says non-profit