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Risk Alert

3 months ago

Ethiopia’s national parks are working for wildlife – but not always for the people living near them

Ethiopia’s protected areas conserve almost 10% of the country, but new research has found that people living near nature reserves may be more likely to go hungry.

News Article

3 months ago

South Africa’s food system is failing children – what must change

Early exposure to malnutrition from conception to a child’s second birthday can have an irreversible effect on their long-term health and development.

Labour Update

3 months ago

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

What do Mali’s military rulers and Burundi’s governing party have in common?

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News Article

3 months ago

How Farmers Are Learning About Restoring Soils and Scaling Agroecology in Kenya

At Yumbuni Village in Kenya’s Makueni County, farmers from Vihiga and Kakamega counties have travelled over 560 kilometres to join their colleagues in Kathonzweni Ward and see the progress of experime...

News Article

3 months ago

Un « super El Niño » se profile : cinq leçons durement acquises que le monde peut tirer de l'Afrique

Un puissant épisode de super El Niño se profile. Les leçons tirées par l’Afrique des catastrophes climatiques passées peuvent aider le monde à s’y préparer.

Risk Alert

3 months ago

Security Council LIVE: International Criminal Court briefs on Darfur

On Wednesday, the Security Council heard an update on the International Criminal Court's work in Sudan's Darfur region, referred to the Court back in 2005. Focus has recently turned to atrocities in t...

News Article

3 months ago

Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan’s war, UN warns

Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war. 

News Article

3 months ago

Former 'street kid' key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry

Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.

ESG Report

3 months ago

The Ocean Is Not Fragmented. Power Is.

On 16-18 June in Mombasa, the Our Ocean Conference met on African soil for the first time, and over 100 governments, businesses and civil society organisations announced 320 new commitments valued at...

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ESG Report

3 months ago

West Africa's coastal cities are not sinking by accident

Political and financial systems continue to reward responding to floods and other disasters more readily than preventing them.

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ESG Report

3 months ago

Standard Bank provides first $29m social documentary credit facility to Helios Towers

Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets and market capitalisation, is proud to have partnered with Helios Towers (HT) to provide a $29m Social Documentary Credit Facility. This transaction mark...

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News Article

3 months ago