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A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

By Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

By Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates. Source:

Gates and Dangote talk health in Africa

26 Apr 2017

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Lesley Lokko 25 Apr 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

World Malaria Day: $1million raised

World Malaria Day: $1million raised

25 Apr 2017

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Technology and big data are helping Cameroonians protect their forests

Arend de Haas 24 Apr 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

New FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Environment not a priority for sub-Saharan African countries

Environment not a priority for sub-Saharan African countries

24 Apr 2017

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Ethiopian startup accepted into Silicon Valley water innovation accelerator

Tom Jackson 21 Apr 2017

Five social good innovations

Five social good innovations

14 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Danette Breitenbach 13 Apr 2017

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

13 Apr 2017

A Unicef team creating a collaborative paper plane. (Unicef)

How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa

Keneilwe Munyai 12 Apr 2017

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Mann Made 12 Apr 2017

UCLG Africa hosts brainstorm session on accessing climate finance

UCLG Africa hosts brainstorm session on accessing climate finance

6 Apr 2017

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Nicola Tyler 20 Mar 2017

Computer scientists can make important contributions to fixing societal ills. UNAMID/Flickr,

Africa needs more women computer scientists. How to make it happen

Chao Charity Mbogo 9 Mar 2017

#DesignIndaba2017: Students' social activism FTW!

Leigh Andrews 2 Mar 2017

#DesignIndaba2017: Real global connectivity, three words at a time

#DesignIndaba2017: Real global connectivity, three words at a time

Leigh Andrews 1 Mar 2017

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

27 Feb 2017

First group graduates from GE healthymagination Mother and Child Programme

27 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Sustainable African businesses can help unlock $1tn in new market value

Sustainable African businesses can help unlock $1tn in new market value

24 Feb 2017

Is sustainability baked into your strategy?

Is sustainability baked into your strategy?

Sue Morris 23 Feb 2017

Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation manager, Africa

Sage launches $1m fund to inspire African innovation

23 Feb 2017

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#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates. Source:

Gates and Dangote talk health in Africa

26 Apr 2017

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Lesley Lokko 25 Apr 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

World Malaria Day: $1million raised

World Malaria Day: $1million raised

25 Apr 2017

sjludwig@gmail.com via

Technology and big data are helping Cameroonians protect their forests

Arend de Haas 24 Apr 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

New FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Environment not a priority for sub-Saharan African countries

Environment not a priority for sub-Saharan African countries

24 Apr 2017

Ethiopia. © Maurizio Giovanni Bersanelli via

Ethiopian startup accepted into Silicon Valley water innovation accelerator

Tom Jackson 21 Apr 2017

Five social good innovations

Five social good innovations

14 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Danette Breitenbach 13 Apr 2017

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

13 Apr 2017

A Unicef team creating a collaborative paper plane. (Unicef)

How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa

Keneilwe Munyai 12 Apr 2017

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Mann Made 12 Apr 2017

UCLG Africa hosts brainstorm session on accessing climate finance

UCLG Africa hosts brainstorm session on accessing climate finance

6 Apr 2017

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Nicola Tyler 20 Mar 2017

Computer scientists can make important contributions to fixing societal ills. UNAMID/Flickr,

Africa needs more women computer scientists. How to make it happen

Chao Charity Mbogo 9 Mar 2017

#DesignIndaba2017: Students' social activism FTW!

Leigh Andrews 2 Mar 2017

#DesignIndaba2017: Real global connectivity, three words at a time

#DesignIndaba2017: Real global connectivity, three words at a time

Leigh Andrews 1 Mar 2017

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

27 Feb 2017

First group graduates from GE healthymagination Mother and Child Programme

27 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Sustainable African businesses can help unlock $1tn in new market value

Sustainable African businesses can help unlock $1tn in new market value

24 Feb 2017

Is sustainability baked into your strategy?

Is sustainability baked into your strategy?

Sue Morris 23 Feb 2017

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

23 Feb 2017

Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation manager, Africa

Sage launches $1m fund to inspire African innovation

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

16 Feb 2017

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe 16 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Africa: a continent of hope

António Guterres 6 Feb 2017

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#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, DVC Research and Internationalisation, UCT

The role of African universities in achieving the SDGs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017