For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

Interview - CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

Congo’s leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were attempting ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, ...

President Andry Rajo elina pointed out Africa’s abundant resources, including water, solar and wind energy, which can be ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement Extinction ...