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WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

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4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

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24 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Kantar Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

17 Feb 2026

Captain Fanplastic sets sail in Equatorial Guinea for a new partnership with Unicef

Soapbox Captain Fanplastic sets sail in Equatorial Guinea for a new partnership with Unicef

3 Oct 2025

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

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Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

8 May 2026

X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

X3M Ideas leads Africa as a top force in sustainable creative campaigns

15 Apr 2026

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African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

6 Mar 2026

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

6 Mar 2026

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

4 Mar 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

4 Mar 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 Feb 2026

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Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

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TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Team Gift: Gift of the Givers and BackaBuddy’s new giving initiative

12 Nov 2025

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Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

6 Nov 2025

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How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

Nigeria’s plastic waste could enrich the fashion industry: here’s how

Solaja Mayowa Oludele 22 Sep 2025

African businesses urged to unlock growth through disability inclusion

19 Sep 2025

Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms win Norwegian human rights award

17 Sep 2025

African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

11 Sep 2025

Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

Landslide devastates village in Darfur, over 1,000 feared dead

3 Sep 2025

Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

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