Environment coverage from Nigeria Wire.
Malaria control and elimination efforts across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are at a critical point. Over the past two years, case numbers have increased in the region.
When a flood destroys a road, government officials can estimate the cost of rebuilding it. When drought ruins a harvest, lost income can be calculated. But how should a country record or measure the loss of a sacred place?
For decades, competing global development models have shaped sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural landscape. Traditional western donors, such as the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), have promoted climate-smart agricultural…
Namibia is one of the world’s leading uranium producers. It also has significant deposits of diamonds, gold, zinc, copper and rare earth elements.
The Kat River begins in the Hogsback and Katberg mountain ranges of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a province of farmland, rural villages and rugged mountains along the country’s south-eastern coast.
Green hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that, if taken up widely, could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. It is produced by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power.
Going without piped water for weeks or even months has become a reality for many South Africans. The residents of Madibeng, meaning “place of water” in Setswana, in the country’s North West province, are no exception.
Africa’s move to cleaner energy could bring women new jobs, businesses and more control over their time. Solar and wind industries could offer paid work, while off-grid electricity and clean cooking could create openings for women to run th…
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather conditions across southern Africa. Dry seasons are getting hotter and drier, while rains are becoming heavier and more concentrated.
South Africa’s Mpondoland, on the east coast, is known for its red sand dunes and coastal forests. Here, the Amadiba people have lived sustainably as farmers, herders and fishers for centuries, since before European colonisation.
Climate change and changes in the way land is used are the two biggest threats to wildlife because they change the environment in which animals survive and thrive.
In many African cities, a broken fridge is rarely thrown away immediately. It may be repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts or collected for its metal components.