At least 1.3 million people in the country, one of the poorest in the world, already suffer from malnutrition
The journey to empowering women’s entrepreneurship will not be achieved by any one isolated approach
Small donations can have a large positive knock-on effect for African artists and contribute to the economy through art tourism
R110m pioneering project aims to boost resilience to tropical cyclones in Southern Africa and Madagascar
We cannot accept anything less than a full guarantee of the safety of vulnerable people before the polls
The world must act now because the food system is broken and families from Mozambique to Ireland don’t know where their next meal will come from
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
Women and girls continue to fight for their human rights and wellbeing, generations after they were recognised
The booming, lucrative and often illicit trade in sea cucumbers, seahorses and fish maws threatens species and coastal communities
Three Malagasy citizens were apprehended at OR Tambo International airport, but now the trail is found to connect to France and Mali
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In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
Roughly 45-million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN said Thursday. “This hunger crisis is on a scale we’ve not seen before and the evidence shows it’s going to get worse,” World Food Programme (WFP) regional director Lola Castro said […]
Farmers in Ambohitrimanjaka village are facing off with the authorities over a scheme that threatens to engulf a thousand hectares of rice fields
Pope Francis’ recently completed tour of needs to be understood in the context of the church’s long history in Africa and its modern-day difficulties
The Pope’s primary message to each country responded to their unique circumstances
The business is an unlikely project in a country beset by grinding poverty
Leaked documents reveal the scale of Russia’s ambition in Africa — but so far the continent has not been kind to Vladimir Putin and his friends
In Kivalo, where cyclones, overfishing and rising seas threaten livelihoods, beekeeping offers an unlikely alternative to fishing.
Madagascar’s Constitutional Court has confirmed Andry Rajoelina as the new leader of the country
Rajoelina and Ravalomanana have been locked in a fiercely personal duel for power, coming first and second in the preliminary election in November
The protest comes as the country’s top court reviews a petition filed by Ravalomanana challenging Rajoelina’s win because of fraud allegations
Rajoelina has returned to power after he won 55.66% against 44.34% for Marc Ravalomanana in the run-off vote held last week
Complete results are due by January 9
The clash between Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina could revive instability in the country if the result is rejected by the losing candidate
Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature