Changing the narrative on Africa.
Africa needs more climate finance — and greater accountability for the capital already at work. Just Share executive director Nicole Martens argues that banks, investors and pension funds must turn climate commitments into measurable changes in what they finance, backed by stronger regulation and scrutiny.
African cities are reclaiming degraded land, restoring wetlands and turning waste into resources to improve urban life. As populations grow, these efforts offer ways to build more liveable, resilient cities.
For travellers exploring Uganda with Denis Ssebayiga, conversation is part of the journey. His Deaf-led tourism venture offers tours in sign language while working towards a bigger ambition: creating opportunities for Deaf people to earn a living as guides.
Rescuing colleagues, freeing trapped turtles and working with communities: the 2026 African Conservation Awards recognise the many ways rangers and their supporters protect life across the continent.
South African designer Shaakira Jassat has developed a water-harvesting system inspired by one of the Namib Desert’s smallest and most resourceful survivors. After successful pilots in South Africa and the Netherlands, the technology is moving from design experiment towards commercial production.
African conservationists are conducting new and repeat wildlife censuses to track population changes across landscapes and national borders. The surveys are generating data on numbers, movements and habitat pressures that can guide conservation planning and wildlife management.
As international demand for birdwatching grows, Africa’s protected areas are gaining greater visibility among specialist travellers. A new global ranking highlights four parks whose rich birdlife is helping reshape the continent’s wildlife tourism market.
Sustainable aviation fuel development in Africa is moving from pilot initiatives into early-stage project planning linked to emerging demand and policy signals. Most activity remains in feasibility and financing stages, a gradual build-up toward potential future production capacity.
African governments are shifting carbon markets from fragmented project systems into state-controlled infrastructure that defines how environmental assets are measured, verified, and monetized.
The search for natural, locally-sourced products which truly work became personal for Ethiopian entrepreneur Feven Tsehaye. The result: an enterprise that transforms indigenous forest plants into high-value products the world has long overlooked.