ERW

Beyond Trees: Why Enhanced Rock Weathering-ERW Could Reshape Africa’s Carbon Future

With careful research and sustained monitoring, particularly of soil pH dynamics, ERW could indeed reshape Africa’s carbon future.

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biodiversity

Nature’s Turning Point: SBI 6 Reviews Progress Toward the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Goals

The GBF seeks to address direct & indirect drivers of biodiversity loss land and sea use change, overexploitation, pollution, invasive species

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Lenacapavir: A Game-Changer in Kenya’s HIV Prevention Journey

In low-income countries, HIV has often wreaked havoc in communities, breaking up homes and societal fabric as a result, mostly due to misconceptions and stigmatization,…

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sustainable aviation fuel

Africa Faces Sustainable Aviation Fuel Crossroads: Costs, Policy, and Local Opportunity

in a dialogue, AfDB's Marco Yamaguchi, aviation leaders debated whether Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) represents an industrial breakthrough

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Mau Forest Stock-Take Reveals Early Wins and Urgent Funding Needs

Six months after the commencement of the Mau Forest Complex Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Programme (MFC ICLIP), the most critical water tower in Kenya,…

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Better Skies for Africa: AfDB, AFRAA Workshop Charts a Sustainable Aviation Future

At the center of the IATP is a blended-finance mechanism, the Aviation Finance & Connectivity Facility, designed to de-risk transactions

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Obwarak mountain

Eastern Equatoria State Authorities Warn Residents Near Obwarak Mountain

Local authorities and community leaders said it is not the first time mysterious smoke has been seen oozing from Obwarak Mountain.

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March–May 2026 Outlook: Enhanced Rainfall Forecast Amid Regional Warming Trend

Over the full March–May period, warmer-than-usual conditions are expected across most of the region, with only a few localised areas

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Wangari Maathai was well-known as a political, social, and environmental activist. In 1977 she started a grass-roots movement aimed at countering the deforestation that was threatening the means of subsistence of the agricultural population.

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Beyond Trees: Why Enhanced Rock Weathering-ERW Could Reshape Africa’s Carbon Future
Beyond Trees: Why Enhanced Rock Weathering-ERW Could Reshape Africa’s Carbon Future

With careful research and sustained monitoring, particularly of soil pH dynamics, ERW could indeed reshape Africa’s carbon future.

Nature’s Turning Point: SBI 6 Reviews Progress Toward the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Goals
Nature’s Turning Point: SBI 6 Reviews Progress Toward the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Goals

The GBF seeks to address direct & indirect drivers of biodiversity loss land and sea use change, overexploitation, pollution, invasive species

Lenacapavir: A Game-Changer in Kenya’s HIV Prevention Journey
Lenacapavir: A Game-Changer in Kenya’s HIV Prevention Journey

In low-income countries, HIV has often wreaked havoc in communities, breaking up homes and societal fabric as a result, mostly due to misconceptions and stigmatization, besides the related health issues. However, the introduction of Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention,…

Africa Faces Sustainable Aviation Fuel Crossroads: Costs, Policy, and Local Opportunity
Africa Faces Sustainable Aviation Fuel Crossroads: Costs, Policy, and Local Opportunity

in a dialogue, AfDB’s Marco Yamaguchi, aviation leaders debated whether Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) represents an industrial breakthrough

Mau Forest Stock-Take Reveals Early Wins and Urgent Funding Needs
Mau Forest Stock-Take Reveals Early Wins and Urgent Funding Needs

Six months after the commencement of the Mau Forest Complex Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Programme (MFC ICLIP), the most critical water tower in Kenya, the government and stakeholders met for the 1st Edition Stock-take. The ten-year programme initiated…

Better Skies for Africa: AfDB, AFRAA Workshop Charts a Sustainable Aviation Future
Better Skies for Africa: AfDB, AFRAA Workshop Charts a Sustainable Aviation Future

At the center of the IATP is a blended-finance mechanism, the Aviation Finance & Connectivity Facility, designed to de-risk transactions

Eastern Equatoria State Authorities Warn Residents Near Obwarak Mountain
Eastern Equatoria State Authorities Warn Residents Near Obwarak Mountain

Local authorities and community leaders said it is not the first time mysterious smoke has been seen oozing from Obwarak Mountain.

March–May 2026 Outlook: Enhanced Rainfall Forecast Amid Regional Warming Trend
March–May 2026 Outlook: Enhanced Rainfall Forecast Amid Regional Warming Trend

Over the full March–May period, warmer-than-usual conditions are expected across most of the region, with only a few localised areas

Nairobi’s Clean Cooking Summit Targets $2 Billion to End Close Africa’s Clean Cooking Gap
Nairobi’s Clean Cooking Summit Targets $2 Billion to End Close Africa’s Clean Cooking Gap

The upcoming Clean Cooking Summit in Nairobi is being positioned as a decisive financial and policy milestone in Africa’s effort to end energy poverty, following high-level discussions at the 2026 Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The…

Kenya Strengthens Livestock Safety Nets with Drought Pellets Support
Kenya Strengthens Livestock Safety Nets with Drought Pellets Support

The drought pellets are specifically designed to protect “core breeding and milking stock”, animals that remain within settlements

Africa Green Economy Summit: $3B Driving the Continent’s Climate Economy
Africa Green Economy Summit: $3B Driving the Continent’s Climate Economy

The Africa Green Economy Summit is emerging as a barometer of how quickly capital can move from climate commitments to deployed assets

Breaking the Disaster-Debt Cycle: A Fiscal Strategy for Kenya’s Arid Lands
Breaking the Disaster-Debt Cycle: A Fiscal Strategy for Kenya’s Arid Lands

This climatic disaster evidenced by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), flagging a rise in food insecurity in Garissa and Wajir

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