Countries in the Horn of Africa - particularly Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya - are suffering from severe drought due to historically low rainfall and high temperatures...
FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva has joined in calls for a renewed global commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste...
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Africa is known for its rich biodiversity. On a continent where people depend on this biodiversity for their daily livelihood, the question of how animals and plants that live on it will be protected, remains crucial...
Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017
Participation of women in the economy is key to unlocking intra-African growth opportunities...
Deepa Vallabh 8 Sep 2017
400 private and public sector leaders gathered on Thursday, 31 August, for the Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg to discuss accelerating and scaling innovations...
1 Sep 2017
Africa's Watershed Moment: How better water management can underpin Africa's development - a recently released report commissioned by WWF and AB InBev - highlights how the management of water is fundamental to sustainable development across the continent.
1 Sep 2017
The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues...
Pietari Kaapa 18 Aug 2017
Tanzania Women of Achievement (TWA) launches Twaa - a mentorship and learning on the go platform for girls and women in Africa....
16 Aug 2017
Here are three novel ways African farmers are using adaptive strategies to thrive...
15 Aug 2017
Fifteen emerging young African entrepreneurs will put their talent to work on the continent after being chosen as finalists in the Anzisha Prize 2017...
15 Aug 2017
The business case for transforming waste to address critical energy shortages is mounting...
Webb Meko 8 Aug 2017
Attended by approximately 200 delegates from nine African states and a further 10 countries from other continents, the inaugural African Marine Waste Conference recently took place in PE...
7 Aug 2017
Three outstanding African innovations walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017 total cash prize of US$150 000...
31 Jul 2017
We are all familiar with the expression ‘green fingers', however, in the Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles it would probably be more fitting to say ‘reef fingers'...
24 Jul 2017
The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned...
12 Jul 2017
The powerful Y'ello Box is bringing 24/7 electricity to Nigeria via your mobile phone...
28 Jun 2017
Entries close on 18 April for the Singularity University, Global Impact Challenge. This challenge is an open call to innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologists to foster moonshot innovations and startups that positively impact the lives of people living in southern Africa...
Mann Made Media 12 Apr 2017
Tuna Fisheries are to feature prominently in future as the South West Indian Ocean Commission now moves to adopt a draft protocol on access to fishing grounds by foreign vessels...
Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017
Two years ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified air pollution as the world's worst environmental health risk...
15 Jul 2016
This unique, interactive programme helps guest discover a treasure trove of marine life around the island through a curated snorkeling experience...
15 Jul 2016
ARUSHA, TANZANIA: Tanzania has fired four key ministers for abuses committed by the security forces during a controversial anti-poaching drive, the Prime Minister said.
24 Dec 2013
