Africa Archive

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains claimed at least 120 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, official records confirmed Tuesday. Entire neighborhoods were flooded with muddy water, while houses and roads were ripped apart by sinkholes, including

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday survived a vote in Parliament on whether to begin impeachment proceedings that could ultimately force him from office following a series of scandals and corruption allegations. After a heated debate, his ruling African National

The Nature for Health Initiative (N4H) hosted a side event at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal to introduce its first partner countries: Ecuador, Ghana, Mongolia, Rwanda, Vietnam and Zambia. These Country Partners will work with the N4H Consortium Partners, leading United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organisations and civil

At least 11 people were killed Sunday when a landslide hit Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, a local official told state media. The victims had gathered at the top of a hill for a memorial service for five people when the ground collapsed

As delegates and organizations wait for the release of the latest version of the cover text, failure to secure agreement on several key issues and lack of transparency from the COP presidency makes a deal at COP27 look unlikely.  Despite being

Informally known as ‘Africa’s COP’, the 27th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) begins today in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, where civil society groups will bring together voices from communities most affected by climate breakdown, challenging world leaders to finally make

Leaders from the Arab world will meet for the first time since a string of normalization deals with Israel left the already divided the region even more fractured. Since the last Arab League summit in 2019, several members of the 22-member

At least 26 people were rescued from a sinking plane that plunged into Lake Victoria due to bad weather in Tanzania early Sunday. The aircraft was reportedly carrying 43 people was due to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba shortly