The deaths of the majority of the oldest and largest African baobabs over the past 12 years is an event of an unprecedented magnitude.
Nine cities in Africa — Accra, Dar es Salaam, Addis Ababa, Lagos, Dakar, Durban, Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Cape Town — aim to reach zero carbon by 2050.
Smartphones, laptops, and electric car batteries rely on cobalt, most of which comes from Congolese mines that employ children.
The warm and salty Southwest Madagascar Coastal Current influences upwelling that supports rich marine ecosystems along the southern coast.
An industrial processing company in Ghana is turning plastic bags into pavement blocks that can be used to build roads. And it’s not just plastic bags than can be utilized, but just about any kind of plastic garbage.
A tear opens up in Kenya's Rift Valley. Geologists say it will - in a few million years - lead to the continent splitting in two.
The plant, which was expected to begin operation in January, will incinerate 1,400 tons of waste every day.
While some African regions have outlawed child marriage over the course of the last decade, the practice is still prevalent in certain communities.
Construction of what would be first ever waste-to-energy plant in Africa is nearing completion. The plant, which is due to begin operating in January, will incinerate 1,400 tons of waste every day.
African Leaders have pledged to end the practice by 2030.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s first Goalkeepers report covers 18 data points from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, from infant mortality to family planning to diseases like HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.
In Kenya, efforts to produce wind power on a grand scale are underway. The project is set to provide 310 MW of renewable power to the Kenyan national grid.
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It is the only vaccine developed against malaria that has successfully made it to the large scale testing.
Corn is extremely sensitive to drought and since 2015 its production has fallen dramatically as a result of record-setting drought conditions across southern and eastern Africa.
