Elections on the continent are increasingly yielding younger leadership...
Three outstanding African innovations walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017 total cash prize of US$150 000...
31 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
Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently 204 known species do not occur anywhere else...
Mijoro Rakotoarinivo 15 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 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
Three renewable energy projects from Nigeria, Madagascar, and Sierra Leone, fought off fierce competition from almost 100 entries to win a share of $7m prize...
24 Jun 2016
In July this year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome projected a 17 percent decrease in cereal production across Southern Africa...
Mandi Smallhorne 25 Aug 2015
Lemurs are cute - there is no denying it. Their big eyes and fluffy faces mean they really are the poster animals of Madagascar, an island known internationally for its unique flora and fauna...
Julia P G Jones 1 Jul 2015