Africa: Only 3 Years Left – New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Africa: Only 3 Years Left – New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act. The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is…

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Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the development policies to tackle these threats is a powerful sources of insight: Africa’s own history….

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Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Africa: Op-Ed – Three Years of Somalia’s ‘Total War’: How Mogadishu’s Al-Shabaab Offensive Unraveled

Addis Abeba — In August 2022, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his administration would launch a “total war” against the Al-Qaida-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. The declaration came in the aftermath of a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, which left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 wounded. In his address,…

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5-trillion traded: Binance redefines global finance in just eight years

$125-trillion traded: Binance redefines global finance in just eight years

Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and user base, is celebrating eight years of growth. This milestone reflects the collective impact of a global community that continues to advance crypto towards the mainstream and chart the future of digital finance. Starting as a crypto-to-crypto exchange in 2017,…

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Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Africa: 50 Years of Cites – Shielding Wildlife From Trade-Driven Extinction

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered into force on Tuesday, celebrating five decades of protecting endangered wildlife from overexploitation through international trade. Originally conceived in 1963 at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Convention entered into…

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