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Dismantle green colonialism and stop the greed of corporates and Northern governments

The fight for climate justice must include the people who are most affected, including those in the Arab region

Camels walk on December 26, 2023 in Nafta, near Tozeur, in the Sahara desert in south-western Tunisia. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

The Sahara Desert used to be a green savannah – new research explains why

Greening events provided vegetated corridors which influenced species’ distribution and evolution, including the out-of-Africa migrations of ancient humans

The Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm on the Garden Route.

Wind energy playing crucial role in Africa’s energy supply

A new report by the Global Wind Energy Council’s Africa Wind Power initiative examines the status of wind energy in Africa

Women in the Middle East and North Africa are pushing back against patriarchy. (Ryad Kramdi/AFP)

Women in the Middle East North African region pushing back against patriarchy

The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes

Sacred site: The monolithic rock-cut church of Saint George in Lalibela, Ethiopia is one of 12 churches there hewn from rock.  (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis/Getty Images)

A pilgrimage to Lalibela’s stone carved churches

For the people who live near this sacred site in Ethiopa, religion is woven into daily life

The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

To really silence the guns, the AU’s resolve must be stronger

Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence

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My hardest story: Reporting on being queer in Tunisia

Reporting on queer issues is always tough. But Tunisia was something else

Need for progress: The involvement of young people in their societies, economies and politics contribute to a country’s stability and development. (Joe Penney/Reuters)

Africa mustn’t leave its youth in the lurch

Countries must take steps to build young people’s social, political and economic involvement

Football fans in Morocco showed their support for the boycott through slogans on the stadiums and graffiti on the walls of big cities. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

The secret of North Africa’s football dominance

The CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup and Super Cup are are held by North African teams. What’s behind the region’s footballing dominance?