Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024

“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new report. The annual “state of wildfires” report from an international team of scientists finds that fires burned at least...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

Meet the African architect making ‘Africa great again’ by building cities that cost nothing

A trailblazing Senegalese engineer, architect, and businessman, Atepa has not only influenced the physical architecture of the continent but has also been a strong proponent of sustainable urban development, Africa-centered design, and economic...

They’re all dropping out of Brics, claims Trump. This is far from the truth

Donald Trump is known for making factually inaccurate comments. The US president claimed that Tylenol, the brand name for acetaminophen — a common pain reliever — taken during pregnancy could lead to autism. Experts note that the claim is...

How UN Betrayal of West Papua Led to Genocide, Step by Step

The United Nations has recently come under attack from the Trump Administration and, much as it goes against the grain, it’s difficult to argue with real-estate-developer-cum-ambassador-Representative for U.N. Management and Reform [sic], Jeff...

Conservation with Kalashnikovs — the wild life of a dictator’s zoologist

He heard the start of the coup. “There was just one round of Kalashnikov fire: tat-tat-tat-tat. And then silence,” Lee White says. “It woke us up and we thought, that’s strange.”It was early in the morning of August 30, 2023. When the zoologist...

On ‘wartime Pan-Africanisms’ and insurgent geographies – An interview with Lazare Ki-Zerbo

Burkina Faso’s streets and classrooms have long been laboratories of revolt. From the 1916 Bani-Volta anti-colonial war to the 2014 uprising that toppled Blaise Compaoré, Burkinabè politics pulse between civic defiance and military power. In this...

Experts Warn Of Looming Disaster On Water Privatisation Policy Implementation

1 LAGOS – With more than 86 percent of Nigerian households lacking access to safely managed drinking water, experts are warning that the country’s growing tilt toward water privatisation could deepen inequality, heighten pub­lic health risks, and...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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CADTM Asia—Activities Report 2025

Across the region, the political context revealed a worrying convergence of debt dependency and austerity. In Sri Lanka, debt restructuring dominated national politics, with IMF IMF International Monetary Fund Along with the World Bank, the IMF...

AfrioCAT To Boost Sustainable Land Management in Africa: AUDA-NEPAD Programme Officer for Climate Change

Addis Ababa, October 21, 2025 (ENA) - The launch of the AfrioCAT network in Addis Ababa is expected to assist the fight against land degradation and food insecurity in the continent, AUDA-NEPAD Programme Officer for Climate Change said. This was...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Egypt hands over chairmanship of Islamic Water Ministers’ Conference to Saudi Arabia

Egypt on Wednesday formally handed over the chairmanship of the 5th Islamic Conference of Ministers Responsible for Water in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States to Saudi Arabia, during a high-level session held in Jeddah...

Rohr Questions Nigeria World Cup Qualification After Controversial Defeat

Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr has openly challenged the legitimacy of Nigeria’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, citing controversial officiating in their decisive qualifier match earlier this month. The German tactician’s...

Nature-Based Solutions: A Policy And Investment Framework For A Healthier Planet, People, And Communities

The world today faces a convergence of crises – environmental, economic, and human. Indeed, our warming planet, biodiversity loss, and declining public health are not isolated emergencies. They are interconnected, interdependent systems. And...

South African sharks threatened by fisheries, weak enforcement

The only permit holder in South Africa’s demersal shark longline fishery has been reported breaching permit regulations, raising questions about the sustainability of the fishery. The fishery targets critically endangered and endangered shark...

Climate crisis reflects Global North’s indebtedness, stakeholders affirm

Africa’s climate change crisis is a reflection of the burden and indebtedness of countries of the Global North, responsible for the extractive activities that have caused the massive devastation of the environment and the escalating and extreme...

Archaeologists unearth ancient treasures at Dwaalhoek site

Archaeologists at the Dwaalhoek excavation site in the Kaingo Game Reserve in Limpopo have wrapped up their latest field season on a high note, unearthing new artefacts — including ostrich eggshell beads and Iron Age pottery — and are already...

FT Africa Summit 2025: What to expect from continent’s most influential forum

The Financial Times Africa Summit returns to London on October 21–22, 2025, uniting heads of state, investors, policymakers, and innovators to address Africa’s most critical economic and policy priorities. This year’s theme, “Africa in a Changing...

How The 8th Administration Can Create Jobs And Prosperity For The Nation

By: Daniel Hooft On the 23rd and 24th of October, Her Excellency the President will host Namibia’s inaugural Public-Private Forum. The desired outcome is to formulate and implement policies that accelerate economic activity and job creation....