Africa

Africa

In Sierra Leone, desperate chimpanzees are raiding farms for food. This NGO is working to resolve this conflict by restoring their habitats.

Five people from the Kenyan coast explain what mangroves mean to them – and why they must be protected from the climate crisis.

Many women in rural Rwanda can’t afford menstrual care. One NGO is weaving affordable, sustainable menstrual pads out of banana fibers.

In Kenya, the climate crisis is making drylands even drier. Farmers are adapting by turning to their ancestral knowledge – and each other.

Millions of refugees have fled civil war in Sudan since 2023. We met a few of them rebuilding their lives in neighboring South Sudan.

In Kenya, smallholder coffee farmers are boosting their incomes through regenerative agriculture and Rainforest Alliance certification.

Palm oil is the biggest employer in Kalangala – but at what cost? These conservationists are turning to agroforestry to restore local soils.

In this news roundup: plastic pollution talks collapse, breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis, and how heatwaves age you faster

On Tanzania’s Swahili coast, mangroves are dying out and seaweed production is declining – but local women’s groups are fighting back.

USAID is dead. It’s time for Africa to draw up a new blueprint for its future – one that cures its dependency on development aid.

In this news roundup: ICJ rules on climate obligations, wetlands worth $39 trillion by 2050, and how extreme heat warps your brain

GLF Africa 2025 explored how Africa can create a thriving green economy to support its growing young population. Here are a few ideas.

In this news roundup: Insects dying out at unprecedented rate, banks double down on fossil fuel finance, and Greenland says no to mining

Malawi is losing its culinary heritage to the climate crisis and the effects of globalization – but women and young people are resisting.

At GLF Africa 2025, we brought together over 2,300 people to find out how Africa can build a thriving nature economy. Here’s what we learned.