Who should run Nvidia? Our picks for Jensen Huang’s successor, whether...
Jensen Huang, top left, and 11 executives mentioned in this story as possible successors. Top row, from left: Huang, Rene Haas, Colette Kress and...
Learning under trees in the era of AI: The paradox of...
Photo taken by Rahul Ingle, May 2012. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.In many communities across Mozambique, formal education still...
South Sudan’s National Election, Its First, Will Be Delayed
Officials in South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, said on Saturday that its first national election would be postponed, raising new questions about a...
The ultimate guide to Swindon’s 2026 Christmas events and light switch-ons
The Brunel Shopping Centre opened its annual Santa's grotto on Saturday November 14, with families invited to come on down and meet...
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil...
Africa, Aid, Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, COP31, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable...
‘Kick These Big Polluters Out!’ Worst-of-the-Worst Corporate Obstructionists Dominate UN Climate...
A coalition of environmental organizations is warning that the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye is in danger of being co-opted by big polluters.An...
Quel’Thalas Geography of Despair: How Environmental Storytelling in Eversong Depicts Magic...
The land of Quel’Thalas, particularly Eversong Woods, serves as a poignant backdrop for the narrative of magic addiction and its consequences. Through its lush...
‘Africa Cannot Burn Its Way Out of Its Waste Crisis’, Zero-Waste...
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, COP31, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United...
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ‘A New World Order Is Going to Emerge, Whether...
Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Artificial Intelligence, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Environment, Featured, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Global, Global Geopolitics,...
As Pollution-Fueled Climate Disasters Intensify, Flood Deaths Hit 13-Year High
An analysis released Thursday by anti-poverty group Oxfam juxtaposed the soaring number of flood-related deaths worldwide with the ultrawealthy's ability to insulate themselves from...
Global Declaration Calls for ‘Fossil Free Zones’ to Protect Climate, Ecosystems,...
More than 40 advocacy groups on Thursday issued a declaration calling on the world's governments to establish permanent "Fossil Free Zones” to protect the...
World Barreling Toward ‘Irrecoverable Overshoot of 1.5°C,’ Report Warns During COP31
With world leaders, climate campaigners, scientists, and more gathered in Türkiye for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, an independent project that tracks government...
Africa–Asia: Turning Demographic Change into Opportunity
Africa, Aid, Asia-Pacific, Conferences, Development & Aid, Education, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Youth Population
Speaker of...
‘Obscene’: Oil Giants Have Used Corporate-Friendly Provision to File Nearly Half...
Ahead of an official side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, campaigners on Thursday released an analysis of UN...
Malawi Lacks Money to Fund its El Niño Plans
Hundreds of farmers were gathered under the village’s biggest wild mango tree, summoned by the chief, when the government workers arrived with a dire...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather and Mental Health Challenges in...
Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Conferences, COP31, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian...
Can regenerative school gardens strengthen food security in Cameroon?
Students of Blessed Bilingual Education Centre preparing the farm. Photo by Support Humanity Cameroon. Used with permission.Students of Blessed Bilingual Education Centre in Ebang,...
Inside Africa
Simandou iron ore mine and related infrastructure, Guinea | Advising Winning Consortium...
Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coasts names president; new execs at...
Dan Ayoub. (LinkedIn Photo)
— Dan Ayoub, the past head of Dungeons & Dragons, has been named president of Wizards of the Coast & Hasbro...
In Rousing COP31 Address, UN Chief Blasts Big Oil for ‘Making...
At his last United Nations Climate Change Conference as secretary-general, António Guterres on Wednesday emphasized that he "will not stop telling the truth" about...
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy
Africa, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, COP31, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, Sustainable Development Goals,...
AI is unlikely to replace plumbers – this South African entrepreneur...
With the rise of AI, there has been much discussion about which jobs are safe from automation. Plumbing is often cited as one that...
1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN...
Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Combating Desertification and Drought, COP31, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Gender Identity, Gender Violence, Global, Headlines, Human Rights,...
Exploring new ways of telling powerful stories
Nov. 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
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Every now and then, we receive letters asking why we don’t take strong positions on public issues....
COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Conferences, COP31, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Headlines, Middle East & North Africa,...
Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050,...
Africa, Africa Climate Wire, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems,...
‘Without Demarcation, There Is No Climate Solution,’ Brazilian Indigenous Leader Tells...
A tribal leader from Brazil stressed on Monday, the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Türkiye, that protecting Indigenous lands...
Green Groups Boost Pressure on Schumer to Block Permitting Bill That...
Environmental groups are making a last-ditch push to persuade Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to block a bipartisan permitting bill that they warn would...
‘Off the Charts’: UN Sounds Alarm as Planet Plunges Deeper Into...
The Earth is hurtling deeper into a climate emergency, with 2026 on track to be one of the four hottest years ever recorded, ocean...
From Kigali to the Trocadéro: AFS Forum brings Africa’s food systems...
Two months after the 20th anniversary Summit in Kigali, Africa Food Systems Forum Managing Director Amath Pathé Sène speaks at the 9th Paris Peace...
Thoughts on Thinking: You Are the Data Centre
The intelligence asking the questionWe keep building larger halls of silicon and asking when intelligence will arrive. Meanwhile we overlook the intelligence that is...
San Luigi dei Francesi: Artworks and History
An LTN art break, away from the midterm noise: one church in Rome, three paintings by Caravaggio and the history around them, with each...
Reviving Solar for All Could Save US Families Over $450 Million...
In the wake of recent court rulings against President Donald Trump's administration and voters ending his Republican Party's congressional majorities, the Environmental Protection Network...
‘Officially a Green Wave Too’: Climate and Eco Champions Triumph in...
Tuesday's historic rebuke of President Donald Trump's policies and party was also a major victory for the climate and environment, campaigners said, as Democratic...
Ahead of Next Climate Summit, COP30 Host Brazil Unveils ‘Critical Handbook...
With the next United Nations Climate Change Conference less than a week away, greenhouse gas levels soaring, and a temporary overshoot of the Paris...
Google opens free AI and digital skills training to South Africans
Google has launched a free online learning hub that allows South Africans to access more than 15 digital and artificial intelligence (AI) training programmes,...
Global Summit Ends Without Securing Finance Commitments Needed to Protect Biodiversity
The 17th United Nations summit on biodiversity ended in Yerevan, Armenia on Friday with more than 200 countries adopting a "forward-looking" agreement aimed at...
As Big Oil Reports Billions in Q3 Profits, Climate Groups Say...
As US fossil fuel giants on Friday followed European companies in reporting their soaring profits for the third quarter of this year, and as...
From Learning Facts to Building Solutions: Why Project-Based Learning Matters for...
Project-based learning (PBL) can offer an approach to help schools adequadely equip African children for the future, enabling learners to investigate meaningful questions, explore...
Children Are Speaking. The Test of Children’s Month is Whether We...
Every November, South Africa tells children that their voices matter. We invite them onto stages, quote them in speeches, and ask them to describe the...
Balancing Brand Building and Commercial Growth: A Q&A With Candice van...
Want to know how to end Halloween on a high note? A trip to Transylvania, Romania might just do the trick — and that's...
Opening Doors Through Reading: 100 Libraries Empowering Underserved Communities
For too many young South Africans, the simple act of opening a book remains out of reach. As the country works to close persistent...
Ahead of COP31, 146 Scientists Urge UN to Declare Climate Change...
With less than two weeks to go until the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP31, brings world leaders to Antalya, Türkiye...
Brands don’t compete in categories. They compete in culture
How Kantar learned to measure the thing marketers could always feel but never prove. Culture is not fluffy. For the first time we can...
‘Another Year, Another New Record’: UN Highlights Rising Greenhouse Gas Levels...
With the next United Nations Climate Change Conference less than two weeks away, a UN agency confirmed Tuesday that levels of three key greenhouse...
Smair Foundation and Faithful Ajah building a legacy for Nigeria’s next-gen...
In Lagos, Nigeria, there is a grassroots movement teaching robotics and artificial intelligence to children as young as eight. Smair Foundation is on a...
‘A Crime of Extreme Inequality’: Richest 0.1% Generate More Carbon Pollution...
The richest 0.1% of humanity generates more planet-heating carbon pollution than nearly half of the global population combined, according to an Oxfam analysis released...
Fish scarcity, tar balls, and stranded dolphins: The hidden costs of...
Offshore platform from Garand-Batanga Beach, Kribi South region of Cameroon. Photo by Leocadia Bongben. Used with permission.This story by Leocadia Bongben was produced with...
Analysis Warns Bipartisan Senate Permitting Bill Would Lock In Trump-Era Data...
An analysis out this week warns that should the US Senate pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 after the midterm...
Finnish Petition Demands Data Center Regulation After Google Felled 250,000 Trees...
A petition calling for more regulation of data centers in Finland has gathered more than 96,400 signatures—nearly twice the amount needed to force the...
UN Report Shows How Killing Progress on Climate Pollution Is ‘Trump’s...
President Donald Trump's pro-fossil fuel agenda not only is "making everyone's lives more expensive" but also is expected to have deadly and destructive consequences...
‘We Must Pull Out All the Stops’: UN Emissions Report Confirms...
Over a decade after world leaders adopted the Paris Agreement, United Nations experts warned Wednesday that the climate treaty's goal of limiting global temperature...
‘Absolutely Maddening’: UK Approves Jackdaw Gas Drilling in North Sea
With drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea set to go forward following the United Kingdom's approval, announced on Wednesday, climate...
‘Batshit Insane’: As Extreme Weather Worsens, Trump’s FEMA Head Tells States...
As the climate crisis intensifies extreme weather events, President Donald Trump's head of federal disaster relief sent a stark message to states on Tuesday:...
As Biodiversity Summit Begins, ‘Systems That Sustain Life on Earth Are...
Four years after world leaders agreed to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered in the Armenian capital on Monday...
‘Deadly Serious’: Half of World’s Reef-Building Coral Face Extinction Threat as...
Nearly half the world's reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction according to a global assessment released Thursday. Researchers warn that the accelerating...
Ahead of Biodiversity Summit, UN Chief Warns Countries Are ‘Subsidizing Suicide’...
"The food we eat, the water we drink, the very air we breathe—all are the gifts of biodiversity. Yet every day, humankind saws another...
Trump Rule Change Allows for ‘Unintentional’ Killing of Polar Bears by...
Oil and gas companies will now be permitted to kill polar bears and Pacific walruses off the northern coast of Alaska so long as...
75% of Likely US Voters Oppose Giving Big Oil Immunity From...
President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to stop state-level lawsuits aimed at holding oil and gas companies responsible for climate-related damage....
2026 State of the Climate Report ‘Shows a Planet Reaching Its...
Earth's life-support systems are "moving deeper into uncharted territory," with greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, and other vital indicators reaching unprecedented levels as human...
Clean Power Funding Surpasses Fossil Fuels, But Rich Nations Keep Bankrolling...
For the first time on record, major international public financial institutions are providing more financing for clean energy around the world than for fossil...
If Capital Is Available, Why Can’t Smallholder Farmers Access It?
As we gear up for the 10th Agrifin Learning Event (ALE) on 27 October, it is worth looking back at a conversation that surfaced...
When free speech has a price: Youth voices in Mozambique
A group of men during a peaceful protest; one of them holds a microphone and a banner. Photo taken by Stephanie Douglas. Nigeria. Via...
Green Groups Fume as Trump Gives Big Oil ‘Another Free Pass...
Just over a week after a leading US Senate Democrat described President Donald Trump's relationship with fossil fuel giants as "old-fashioned corruption, by a...
Trump ‘Environmental Destruction Agency Continues Its Rampage’ With Methane Pollution Rollback
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced plans to further weaken federal protections against methane pollution from oil and gas operations, prompting environmental...
Climate Crisis Likely Caused World’s Largest Penguin Colony to ‘Crash’
The population of the world's largest penguin colony has collapsed, according to a new study. The researchers say the climate crisis is to blame.Zavodovski...
200+ Groups Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Permitting Reform That Would...
More than 200 environmental groups are calling on US lawmakers to halt a bipartisan permitting reform bill they say would gut protections for endangered...
From Treatment Room to Shelf: How Abby Bakare Turned Years of...
Abby BakareAfter more than a decade in medical aesthetics and more than 10,000 aesthetic procedures, Nigerian skincare expert Abby Bakare identified a problem beyond...
From Dialogue to Delivery: How the FSIP Is Unlocking Finance for...
02/09/2026, Kigali
At a GEF-supported Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP) event held during the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2026 in Kigali, governments, financial institutions...
C4SA’s African Agrivoltaics Platform Sparks Partnerships in Egypt
A Human-Interest Story for AGRA
Prepared at the request of the Consortium for Sustainable Agrivoltaics (C4SA)
By Dr. Zeinab Hussein Hafez
Founder & Initiative Director
Egyptian Agrivoltaics Initiative...
From Addis to an African Platform
The early journey of the Yara Prize, the African Green Revolution Conference and the institutions they became – A narrative contribution by Arne Cartridge
The...
Seed is part of the continental conversation: from West African fields...
On 20 August, AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) brings together ministers, researchers, financiers and seed entrepreneurs from five West...
C4SA’s African Agrivoltaics Platform Sparks Partnerships in Egypt
How a continental initiative launched in Paris is finding institutional resonance in Egypt
When the African Agrivoltaics Platform Initiative was launched in Paris on 10...
Defeating Onyxia in Original World of Warcraft: The Best Tactics to...
Onyxia, the fearsome dragon of the original World of Warcraft, presents a formidable challenge, especially during her second phase where fireballs rain down on...