Climate action stories
June 22, 2023
Trans-frontier conservation continues to grow in Southern Africa
Southern African Development Community member states are promoting their very successful model of conserving shared wildlife resources through trans-frontier conservation areas.
Read More
June 21, 2023
Man builds micro power station for DR Congo, using spare parts
After scouring garages in Goma for materials, Joseph Sabato gathered enough to build a hydroelectric power turbine. Today he supplies electricity to six villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read More
June 18, 2023
Power play: How access to regional power pools is changing the power game for Africa's IPP's
Namibia is not alone. Access to regional power pools across Africa provides public and private producers access to lucrative, power-hungry markets - a quick and efficient way for countries to boost energy capacity and benefit their populations.
Read More
June 17, 2023
How a vegan restaurant in Senegal is finding its footing in a meat-and fish-loving country
When Casa Teranga opened its doors on one of Dakar's most popular restaurant strips, it raised eyebrows. Getting people to change to eco-friendly habits in a country where fish and meat-based dishes are the norm, would be a challenge. But for the proprietors, who cut their teeth in Italy and Berlin, it's a challenge that is proving entirely worthwhile.
Read More
June 15, 2023
Community organisations are mastering the difficult art of climate messaging
From creating folktales to inviting local royalty to their climate walks, activists are drawing on local context to successfully communicate the climate crisis. In 2021, four Nigerian farmers won a legal battle against Royal Dutch Shell (now known as Shell Global) after enduring years of oil spills that caused harmful pollution to their lands.
Read More
June 13, 2023
The story of Tchuilieu Tchouanga, West Africa's solar energy pioneer
For over two decades, Tchounga has been on a quest to power West Africa through solar energy, and despite the many challenges, he remains steadfast in his pursuit to see every African house and industry light up with clean energy.
Read More
June 10, 2023
Solar-powered tricycles offer solution to transport problems in rural Zimbabwe
Locally known as 'Hambas', solar-powered three-wheelers, whose batteries last up to 100 kilometres on a single charge, are saving rural Zimbabwe dwellers hours of walking and chores.
Read More
June 9, 2023
Too cool for the office: Meet the young, hip, successful farmers of Zimbabwe
Young, savvy university graduates are choosing farming over white-collar jobs as Zimbabwe seeks a return to its breadbasket status.
Read More
June 9, 2023
Picture feature: Africa's leading geothermal energy producer
Africa's geothermal potential is huge, particularly in the Rift Valley, which extends from the Horn of Africa to Malawi. In East Africa alone, the potential capacity is over 20 GW. Kenya is the leading producer of geothermal energy in Africa and aims to produce over 50% of its power from geothermal energy by 2030.
Read More
June 8, 2023
In this Nigerian school, plastic bottles have replaced school fees
To make his school more accessible - and help clean up his local community - 38-year-old Patrick Mbamarah accepts plastic bottles collected from the street instead of tuition fees.
Read More
May 23, 2023
VIDEO: Smart farming in a mountain kingdom
The invasion of the shrub started spreading around 2011, which is when we realised that we have a serious challenge of an attack us until 2015 during the severe drought when the situation got worse
Read More
May 12, 2023
Climate experts to African governments: Ignore COP27's soft stance on fossil fuels, go for renewable
A significant number of environmental disasters have occurred across communities in Africa this year. In the lead-up to the "African COP," there was a massive expectation that the world would notice these communities and develop a solid plan for climate change mitigation measures.
Read More