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Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid

By Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

African youth participate at an international youth forum at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Africa Renewal/Shu Zhang

African youth demand a seat at the table

Busani Bafana 24 Apr 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

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Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Rebekah Shirley 23 Apr 2018

LIA and Gorilla Doctors announce new global competition

LIA and Gorilla Doctors announce new global competition

23 Apr 2018

In social investment, it's now about hard evidence and measured impact

In social investment, it's now about hard evidence and measured impact

Next Generation 20 Apr 2018

Staggering amount of e-waste illegally reaches Nigeria inside used cars

Staggering amount of e-waste illegally reaches Nigeria inside used cars

19 Apr 2018

Social needs to up its game to keep receiving financial support

Social needs to up its game to keep receiving financial support

Next Generation 18 Apr 2018

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Proper water management key to viability of solar-powered irrigation systems

13 Apr 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

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#FairnessFirst: Grave press freedom violations in Africa

Leigh Andrews 9 Apr 2018

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Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

AccorHotels, Mantis Group partners to boost ecotourism footprint in Africa

AccorHotels, Mantis Group partners to boost ecotourism footprint in Africa

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

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Building knowledge-based economies in Africa

29 Mar 2018

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

How South Africa can align its development plan with the SDGs

How South Africa can align its development plan with the SDGs

Willem Fourie 28 Mar 2018

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Why Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Top minds to meet at Africa Shared Value Summit this May

Top minds to meet at Africa Shared Value Summit this May

Shift Social Development 27 Mar 2018

Gambian activists take action against polluting Chinese firm

Gambian activists take action against polluting Chinese firm

26 Mar 2018

Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU. Flickr/James Picht

Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban

Caroline Cox 26 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

Sindy Peters 23 Mar 2018