These critical ecosystems face unprecedented threats that could devastate water availability in and out of Africa.

To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since 2005, 22.7 million hectares of land in sub-Saharan Africa has been acquired ...

World Water Day, celebrated on March 22, serves as an annual event to reflect upon our efforts in addressing the water management challenges we face and the ...

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For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

In the heart of Africa, where forests serve as carbon sinks and the backbone of many ecosystems, REDD+ has emerged as a critical strategy in the global fight against climate change. REDD+ stands for ...

Spanning six countries in central Africa, the Congo Basin is the largest tropical rainforest on the continent and serves as the world’s most significant carbon sink. The basin absorbs an impressive ...

M23 rebels seize Nyabiondo amid ongoing clashes Pro-government militia switches sides to join M23 alliance US says it is open to minerals partnership with Congo March 9 (Reuters) - Fighting ...

A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...

It highlights the Amazon Rainforest, Australia's Outback, the Congo Basin, and other areas. These places have extremely venomous snakes like the inland taipan, king cobra, and black mamba.