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Here come the megacities

John Vidal By 2100, the world’s population centers will have shifted to Asia and Africa with only 14 of the 101 largest cities then in Europe or the Americas.   The 1960 street map of Lagos, Nigeria, shows a small coastal city surrounded by a few semi-rural African villages. Paved roads quick

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel and Ousmane Badiane A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition. They have successfully implemented a range of actions that have started to improve nutrition for all. Good nutrition contributes to cognitive development, better oppo

Fifteen eco-friendly African start-ups receive prestigious Green Awards

15 winning enterprises were selected out of more than 300 applications. Their activities cover agriculture, waste management, energy, manufacturing, biodiversity conservation and tourism. Banana-stem bags in Kenya, school benches made from plastic waste in Burkina Faso, improved livelihoods for coff

Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production

Baraka Rateng’ Struggling East African dairy farmers could benefit from new varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grass known as Brachiaria that boosts milk production by 40 per cent, a report says. The forage grass could enable farmers to increase their incomes, according to experts

Renewable energy is the best solution to the climate crisis towards a sustainable world

Tawhidul Alam The important factor here is to increase that reliance are elimination of trade barriers, and costs associated with establishing renewable technologies In the face of clear evidence like rising sea levels, increase in global temperature and natural disasters showing that our climate is

NGO focus: Work of ASODECOM, Burundi

Contra Nocdendi International/NGO partner ASODECOM is a civil society organisation in Burundi that engages in human rights and development issues through programs, advice and advocacy. A significant part of our work done here at Contra Nocendi International is done in collaboration with partner

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Charcoal rot: a threat to staple food crops in South Africa

  Estiene Jordaan and Jacquie van der Waals Charcoal rot is caused by a fungus that invades various agricultural crops and gives them a charred appearance. The disease is becoming more widespread in South Africa – which is worrying, since it can dramatically affect crop yields which drives

Clean Solar energy, brings light to Kenya’s villages

Marianne de Nazareth Head quartered in Nairobi,  M-KOPA Solar has connected over 375,000 low-income homes  to affordable , safe and clean energy in Africa – with 550 new homes being added every day making them the world’s leading ‘pay-as-you-go’ energy provider to off grid homes Rural Afr

What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots

  Gina Ziervogel, Margaret Angula, Salma Hegga The world may still argue about whether or not climate change is for real. But in vast expanses of arid southern Africa, the daily struggle to cope with a changed climate is well under way. The lessons being learnt here on a small scale could pro

UN report confirms corruption is biggest threat to ivory, as wildlife officials arrested across Africa and Asia

A new UN report has confirmed that corrupt officials are at the heart of wildlife crime in many parts of the world, rather than terrorist groups or tribal peoples who hunt to feed their families The 2016 World Wildlife Crime Report’s findings have coincided with a wave of arrests of wildlife o

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