EU Pledges €7 Billion Toward Renewable Energy in Africa

The European Union pledged €7 billion ($8.1 billion) toward boosting renewable-energy generation and increasing electricity ...

Africa’s ‘cryptic’ golden cat is so rare, no one knows how many there are. AI is changing that

Living deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and Western Africa, the golden cat is so sneaky, no one knows how many ...

Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first ...
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Experts say wealthy nations owe Africa double its climate adaptation needs

As negotiations at this year’s United Nations climate summit, or COP30, near the finish line in Belém, Brazil, the gap in ...

BBC World Service announces more journalism to come from Africa as part of global changes

BBC World Service’s global news programme Newsday will establish a team in Kenya, co-presenting from London and Nairobi, ...

Cholera cases in Africa surge to 3 times higher than reported in 2022

The Africa CDC said the number of cases of cholera stands at three times higher than those reported in 2022. Five countries ...

Inside a thriving Chinatown neighborhood in the heart of West Africa

Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has ...

South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

Fifteen women are killed every day in a country with one of the highest rates of gender violence in the world.