‘Cruel, wasteful’: Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Dakar – In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the... Read more
16 Jul
Dangote’s $17bn Kenya oil refinery faces fresh calls to be halted – here’s why
Nairobi – Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery... Read more
15 Jul
28 year old arrested with 150 scorpions at Cape Town airport
Cape Town – South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape... Read more
14 Jun
‘There’s no E’: Blackout-plagued Nigeria pursues EVs
Abuja – There are two ways to think about electric vehicles in Nigeria. The first is that it’s beyond... Read more
8 Jun
Nigerian mega-highway faces down rising seas, protected forests
Lagos – The long, grey concrete road stretches out a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean waves relentlessly crashing... Read more
8 Jun
Rescued orphaned elephant highlights Nigeria’s conservation fight
Okomu – As dawn breaks over Nigeria’s Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor,... Read more
5 Jun
Middle East war reroutes ships, threatens whales
Johannesburg – Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic... Read more
11 May
‘Our streets aren’t bins’: Abidjan young people’s war on trash
Attecoube – On a street in a working-class neighbourhood in Abidjan, a small group of young people scrubbed rubbish-clogged... Read more
23 Apr
Coal phase-out delays could cost SA 32,000 lives, report warns
Johannesburg – South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the... Read more
23 Apr
Floods wreck Kruger: Damage tops R500 million
Cape Town – South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with... Read more
23 Jan
