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 ...

Climate change is the long-term shift in the Earth's average temperatures and weather conditions. The world has been warming ...

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 ...

As our plane landed at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport on the tropical island of Zanzibar, we were immediately greeted by the familiar beauty of its palm-fringed shores. What made the ...

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.

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 ...

Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They’ve faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...