Africa’s hottest decade on record — how this affects you

Beyond the High-Rises: Can Nairobi House Its Next Generation?

Nairobi’s exclusionary housing threatens the vital sharing of social and economic classes necessary for a vibrant and resilient city.

Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators

Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, while another said it could be up to 53 permits, in what some analysts see as a warning shot to larger operators in the world's second-largest bauxite producer. The move

SA White Afrikaners land in US, but Episcopal Church says ‘not in our pews’

Episcopal Church in the United States has rejected a government directive to resettle White Afrikaners refugees over more vulnerable global populations, citing moral and theological concerns.

IOM urges coordinated actions as 83.4m suffer internal displacement

Director-General, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, has called for  bold and coordinated actions to tackle displacement of people within their own countries. Amy Pope Pope said  in a statement on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that the number of internally-displaced people would continue to increase rapidly if such  actions would not be taken. Pope […]

The World Doesn’t Need Another Climate Fund

Georgia Hammersley paints a picture of a climate-finance landscape that is fragmented, crowded, and inefficient.

Big Tech’s data centre push will take water from the world’s driest areas

Amazon, Microsoft and Google's data centres use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and they are building more.

Africa’s Unprecedented Urbanization is Shifting the Security Landscape

As Africa urbanizes at a record pace, security policies will need to adjust to the changing types of threats in urban versus rural settings.

A Journey from Organic Farming to the World Transformation Movement

To bring a more sustainable, equitable and peaceful life to every human, we need to get to the bottom of what is driving all the destruction. Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition does.

Investing in agriculture reduces poverty and inequality: economic model finds the best funding mix for 10 African countries

Investing more in agriculture, especially with external financing, offers the biggest gains in raising incomes and reducing poverty.