The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to “cancel out” some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or provide clean energy – sometimes on the other side of the world. Polluting companies in the US, Europe, Asia or…

Discontent is brewing on the continent as a younger generation seek to dismantle the status quo

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite treatments.

In this week’s edition of Spotlight on Africa, we look back at the recent elections in Tanzania. We’ll then head to London and Paris for a look at some outstanding African film festivals. You’ll also hear from South Sudan’s blind football team, who have just won a crucial match. Finally,…

Zambia, Zimbabwe and DRC take steps to protect decades of progress in reproductive health, as donor fatigue leads to steep cuts in aid

Largest Solar Flare of 2025 causes radio blackouts across Europe and Africa. NOAA warns of a G3 storm that could affect power grids and GPS systems.

The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line.

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country

ON THE GROUND: Britain has significantly slashed its contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – compounding aid cuts announced by Donald Trump earlier this year

Storms, drought, floods and heatwaves are a disaster for small scale farmers in Africa, who can’t all afford insurance. Yet new, technologically advanced and cheaper types of agricultural insurance exist and could be rolled out across Africa. These include picture-based insurance that relies on smartphone photos to assess crop damage,…

The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated organization hundreds of millions of dollars to help African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home