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Changing gender roles on Zimbabwe’s land reform farms

Gender roles are changing. Women have greater independence and can manage their own land and finances. This has implications for how farms are run, who can accumulate and the relationship between p…

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Card image 31 March 2026 Africa is a country

Where mining and conservation meet

Far from signaling a break from the past, the convergence of mining and conservation in West Africa underscores a recurring pattern that stretches back to colonialism.

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Card image 31 March 2026 Africa is a country

Could expanding protected land undermine biodiversity?

Paradoxically, conservation efforts in Liberia and Senegal are threatening native ecology.

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Card image 30 April 2026 PLAAS

Conservation and social justice — what we’re keeping our eyes on in 2026

In the first edition of the Mazingira Yetu Network newsletter, Professor Moenieba Isaacs writes about how critical it is for conservationists, researchers, and the public to be aware of the direction in which global biodiversity and conservation plans are going, and why it is important to know.

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Card image 04 April 2026 BBC Africa

‘We want a voice in our land’ – the people evicted to build Nigeria’s capital

People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.

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Card image 01 April 2026 African Business

Arid Saudi Ara­bia looks to Africa’s bread­bas­kets

Riy­adh is invest­ing in African agri­cul­tural pro­duc­tion and export infra­struc­ture in a bid to boost its food secur­ity amid global polit­ical shocks

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Mining company linked to Zimbabwean president is destroying famous landmarks

Chenxi Investments has been fined but continues stripping vegetation and polluting rivers

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Zimbabwe: Government launches digital deeds pilot

Officials say feedback gathered during this period will be used to improve the Digital Land Administration Platform, ensuring it is efficient, reliable and user-friendly ahead of a full national rollout.

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Card image 06 April 2026 Daily Maverick

From discovery to impact — Mapping Africa’s biodiversity

Dr Hayley Clements, one of the participants in an upcoming Tipping Points webinar, reveals that sub-Saharan Africa has lost a quarter of its biodiversity, stressing the need for inclusive conservation…

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Card image 30 March 2026 AlJazeera English

Land Day: What happened in Palestine on March 30, 1976?

Fifty years ago, six unarmed Palestinians were killed and over 100 were injured protesting Israel’s land confiscations.

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