Illegal gold diggers have destroyed a 2,000-year-old archaeological site in Sudan in the eastern region of the Sahara desert, official say.
The Jabal Maragha site, which dates from the Meroitic…
West Mathewson was attacked without warning by lions during one of their regular walks.
A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two…
Scientists in Kenya have harvested 10 eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos in the race to keep the species from total extinction.
The two females – Najin and Fatuwill who are…
Achievement comes following Nigeria vaccination drive, with last cases of wild virus recorded four years ago.
Africa has been declared free from wild polio, after decades of work by a coalition of…
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a favorite cause among Western donors — including Germany. But a study finds that the work of the organization is actually counterproductive.
Green revolution is locking African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for Northern multinational corporations.
Billions of dollars spent promoting and subsidising…
According to a recent Unearthed and New York Times exposé, the American Chemistry Council - which is made of, among others, petrochemical companies - wants the U.S Trade Representative to force Kenya…
The American Chemistry Council also pushed back against new global rules that will restrict the flow of plastic waste to the global south
A lobby group representing oil and chemical companies,…
Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. Unless the European Union urgently rethinks its protectionist trade policies, a sharp uptick in food insecurity will turn the COVID-19 crisis into a…
The signing of an agreement between Namibia and Botswana to construct a mega solar photovoltaic project is imminent, Namibian Minister for Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo has shared.
A full…
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has laid the foundation stone for a vast, 1 GW Kinshasa Solar City photovoltaic project aimed at improving the capital’s power supply.
African Penguins are Endangered
African penguins, recognised by their chest black horseshoe markings and their distinct bray-like calls. The birds are native to South Africa and Namibia but can also…
Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for safeguarding traditional…
Africa has 38 coastal countries and six islands whose maritime industry is estimated to be worth US$1 trillion per year. This figure will increase as they develop their offshore hydrocarbon, energy,…
Stranded oil tanker is breaking up, threatening even greater ecological devastation.
People living in Mauritius have described the devastation caused by an oil spill from a stranded tanker and…
As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear
KANGEMA, Kenya, Aug 6 - In these hills a two-hour drive north of…
Rapid progression in increasingly more affordable storage technologies has enabled renewable energy units to become progressively more reliable. On account of their decentralised nature, renewable…
In Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve, livelihoods are suffering as coronavirus guts tourism.
Maasai Mara, Kenya - You have to wake up at dawn to catch the sun rising while having breakfast in the…
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