When land grabbing banishes communities from their homes, the surrounding environment and biodiversity are left at the mercy of destructive industries The term “land grabs” describes large-scale acquisitions of land that rob communities of access to their homes and livelihoods. While the term has become more common in the last two decades, the concept is…
No fewer than 126 by land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared in Africa since 2012, with Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, accounting for almost two-thirds of these cases. Other cases are Kenya, six; Liberia, six; South Africa, six; Chad, five; Uganda, five, among several others. The data were part of a report…
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, is expected to attend the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia this week. The three-day summit is co-convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian government under the theme, Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development. “As one of the worst affected…
New York — They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics have. They are essential in almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost of 1.5 trillion annually in environmental damage, and…
NewsFeed German biathlete and two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier was killed by falling rocks while scaling Laila Peak, a 6,094-meter summit in northern Pakistan. She was struck by a landslide around noon Monday at an altitude of approximately 5,700 meters. Published On 30 Jul 202530 Jul 2025
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada — The UN80 Initiative, unveiled in March by Secretary-General António Guterres, is a system-wide effort to reaffirm the UN’s relevance for a rapidly changing world. The Initiative comes at a time of brutal budget cuts across the UN system. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees is cutting 3,500 jobs and…
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as it grapples with rising input costs and pressure on…
