At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with major consequences for Africa: ...

The “Samburu Special Five” — the reticulated giraffe, Grévy’s zebra, beisa oryx, gerenuk and Somali ostrich — exist only in northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and Somalia, where they have evolved ...

Do people see climate change affecting their area? A median of 74% across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live at least somewhat, while 24% say ...

Today on Earth Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is releasing a new data visualization ‘Displaced on the frontlines of climate change’ that shows how the climate emergency is converging with other ...

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) and Kenyan President William Ruto (R) walk together in conversation ahead of the opening of the High-Level Leaders ...

Five African women are leading research and community-focused initiatives aimed at solving some of Africa’s biggest challenges, from health systems to climate change and governance. Armed with PhDs ...

In early 2023, an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone formed over the Indian Ocean, sweeping over Madagascar and Mozambique before finally dissipating—after more than five weeks—over Malawi.

Joyce Kimutai receives funding from Imperial College London, Danida and Kenya's Government. A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people ...

Nonstate actors have adopted the “Cotonou Declaration” at the Climate Chance Africa 2025 summit. The summit featured renewable energy commitments as well as a road map for integrating adaptation as a ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by three powerful megatrends: demographic, climate, and technological change. In MENA, their ...