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Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

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Graça Machel calls on Africa to 'aggressively address its gender-specific challenges'

Graça Machel calls on Africa to 'aggressively address its gender-specific challenges'

22 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Some smart ideas to make toilets fit for purpose in Africa's cities

Some smart ideas to make toilets fit for purpose in Africa's cities

Mooyoung Han and Shervin Hashemi 19 Nov 2018

Think the world's connected? Think again. A slide from BRCK's AfricaCom 2020 session.

#FairnessFirst: How Africa's digital divide is being diminished, one innovation at a time

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2018

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

16 Nov 2018

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Barbara van Koppen 14 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Reppie thermal plant. Photo: Cambridge Industries

Africa's bumpy road to sustainable energy

Eleni Mourdoukoutas 12 Nov 2018

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

8 Nov 2018

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Jeroen Minderman 8 Nov 2018

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

Luke Hunter 6 Nov 2018

Why Book Dash produces beautiful, proudly African storybooks

Why Book Dash produces beautiful, proudly African storybooks

Eugene Yiga 5 Nov 2018

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

2 Nov 2018

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Photo: Solarplaza

Solar can save Africa

23 Oct 2018

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

22 Oct 2018

Trading while caring for people and planet

Trading while caring for people and planet

Richards Munang and Robert Mgendi 22 Oct 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

Anh Phan 2 Oct 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels

Sally Brown 27 Sep 2018

Beacons to steer Africa's development along the right pathways

Beacons to steer Africa's development along the right pathways

20 Sep 2018

South Africa is the only African country that has nuclear power. The Koeberg nuclear reactor cooling tower. Shutterstock

Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa's energy mix

Oluwole Olutola 17 Sep 2018

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

14 Sep 2018

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

Empowering Africa's women-led entrepreneurial business ecosystem

Empowering Africa's women-led entrepreneurial business ecosystem

11 Sep 2018

Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

How solar kits and battery lamps are replacing kerosene across Africa

Jörg Peters 6 Sep 2018

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Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Some smart ideas to make toilets fit for purpose in Africa's cities

Some smart ideas to make toilets fit for purpose in Africa's cities

Mooyoung Han and Shervin Hashemi 19 Nov 2018

Think the world's connected? Think again. A slide from BRCK's AfricaCom 2020 session.

#FairnessFirst: How Africa's digital divide is being diminished, one innovation at a time

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2018

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

16 Nov 2018

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Barbara van Koppen 14 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Reppie thermal plant. Photo: Cambridge Industries

Africa's bumpy road to sustainable energy

Eleni Mourdoukoutas 12 Nov 2018

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

8 Nov 2018

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Jeroen Minderman 8 Nov 2018

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

Luke Hunter 6 Nov 2018

Why Book Dash produces beautiful, proudly African storybooks

Why Book Dash produces beautiful, proudly African storybooks

Eugene Yiga 5 Nov 2018

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

2 Nov 2018

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Photo: Solarplaza

Solar can save Africa

23 Oct 2018

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

22 Oct 2018

Trading while caring for people and planet

Trading while caring for people and planet

Richards Munang and Robert Mgendi 22 Oct 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

Anh Phan 2 Oct 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels

Sally Brown 27 Sep 2018

Beacons to steer Africa's development along the right pathways

Beacons to steer Africa's development along the right pathways

20 Sep 2018

South Africa is the only African country that has nuclear power. The Koeberg nuclear reactor cooling tower. Shutterstock

Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa's energy mix

Oluwole Olutola 17 Sep 2018

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

14 Sep 2018

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

Empowering Africa's women-led entrepreneurial business ecosystem

Empowering Africa's women-led entrepreneurial business ecosystem

11 Sep 2018

Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

How solar kits and battery lamps are replacing kerosene across Africa

Jörg Peters 6 Sep 2018

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

4 Sep 2018

Water access may be more important than electricity for sub-Saharan Africa

Water access may be more important than electricity for sub-Saharan Africa

Louise Grogan and Tselmuun Tserenkhuu 31 Aug 2018

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

28 Aug 2018

2018 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners announced

17 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

Matt Hayward 7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

All-women conservation expedition to 'journey with purpose' across southern Africa

All-women conservation expedition to 'journey with purpose' across southern Africa

2 Aug 2018

UN Photo/Marco Castro

PAWO seeks recognition for African women leaders

1 Aug 2018

Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed.

Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake

Muchazondida Mkono 31 Jul 2018