Duchess Sophie to join Prince Edward for special outing after Congo trip

Buckingham Palace has confirmed Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s upcoming joint appearance. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are set to travel to Merseyside, where they'll attend a performance at the Shakespeare North Playhouse. During the...

Securing investment inflows for Africa starts with reducing real and perceived risk

Stephen Seaka, Managing Executive: Public Sector and Growth Capital Solutions, Absa CIB Africa is home to the world’s longest river, the Nile, the deepest and second-longest river, the Congo River, and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake,...

The bizarre 8,850 km phenomenon in the Atlantic that keeps expanding

From high above Earth, satellites have captured a sight so extraordinary that scientists initially thought it was a camera malfunction. Across the deep blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean stretches a colossal brown ribbon, twisting and turning for...

Our forests, our lives: when the children of Lokolama draw the future of the Congo Basin

In August 2025, Greenpeace Africa led an exceptional expedition to the heart of the Congo Basin, to the villages of Lokolama and Penzélé, as well as to Mbandaka, in Equateur Province. Raphael Mavambu 26 August 2025 Previous Carousel Slide Next...

BestQool Earns Dual Sustainability Certifications–Climate Partner Impact and Climate Pledge Friendly

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, BestQool, a revolutionary designer of red-light therapy devices, announced that it has received two leading sustainability certifications: the ClimatePartner Impact corporate climate certification and...

Liberia champions maritime reform and sustainability

The Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) is meeting in Liberia for its 18th Conference and General Assembly. By Stephen G. Fellajuah Congo Town, Liberia; October 1, 2025 – Liberia has emphasized that the 8th Association of...

The answer is us: Indigenous youth climate and biodiversity message

Sorong, West Papua, Sept. 29, 2025 – Indigenous forest defenders forged a new alliance this past week in the heart of West Papua’s rainforest. The Forest Defender Camp, constructed among the trees by the Sira Village community on Tehit-Knasaimos...

WFF 2025: Pioneering a common future for humankind at the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

Rome – Indigenous Peoples leaders, Ministers and High-level delegates convened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems. Hosted in two...

Trump's climate change remarks threaten lives of people in Africa

US President Donald Trump during the four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York, on September 26, 2025. [AFP] W​hen US President Donald‍ Trump stood to speak before the...

Habitat for Humanity partnership marks 15 years

Kelley students, faculty and staff will partner with other IU students, Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County and Whirlpool Corporation employees to build a home for a Bloomington family, as they did in 2018. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Amid the colorful...

Climate change fades from spotlight, but Europe and Africa are counting cost of 2025 wildfires

Europe and Africa face mounting costs from 2025 wildfires, as climate change slips from the spotlight. Experts warn of rising risks and weak global response. As global attention shifts away from climate change debates, Europe and Africa are...

Rajnath Singh proposes '4C' approach for rule-breaking nations threatening peace

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called out countries that openly violate international laws and undermine global institutions, warning that such conduct threatens world stability and the very foundations of peacekeeping. Speaking at the...

WFF 2025: Pioneering Common Future For Humankind At Global-Hub On Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

Indigenous Peoples leaders, Ministers and High-level delegates convened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems. Hosted in two Sami...

Prix Pictet 2025: Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar wins prized photography and sustainability award

Alfredo Jaar's eerie image of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has won this year's Prix Pictet, one of the world's leading awards for photography and sustainability. The Chilean artist's series, entitled The End illustrates how the area is being...

Deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever detected in animals in southern France

Fernando Vega / Flickr cc The first serologic survey of animals in southern France reveals that Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is fatal in up to 40% of people, has been circulating among cattle and wildlife for years, with...

UN At 80: Crisis, Critique And Climate Call

The United Nations has completed eighty years of its turbulent, controversial life, and right now, world leaders like presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens and potentates are making a beeline for New York to represent their countries at the...

Prince Harry's charity has 'a whiff of neocolonialism', ministry says

Prince Harry's African Parks charity has been described as having 'a whiff of neocolonialism' by a ministry. The organisation wasted investment, which in turn prevented it from helping wildlife and made locals poorer, according to Chad's...

How Maixent Raoul Ominga is changing Congo’s energy landscape with SNPC

As head of the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC), Maixent Raoul Ominga confidently steers the company at a pivotal moment in its energy history. His name not only represents a model of leadership; he has become a key figure in...

Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa leads joint push to expose environmental issues

KRIBI, 23rd September/ Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with Transparency International Cameroon, has launched a capacity-building training to equip investigative journalists with the tools and techniques needed to uncover environmental issues...

Gleams and Radiances

I admit, I can be a forgetful person. Not in the sense that I lose track of my belongings or forget my house keys, but rather that I am easily distracted, jumping from issue to issue, thing to thing. It seems my often distractive dissonance...