This Forest In Africa, About The Size Of Mexico Is Largest Dry Woodland

Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's another forest, about the size of Mexico, in Africa, covered with tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands. The Miombo forest …

ROMPCO a key participant at Africa Energy Indaba 2025

The Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO) will be a key participant at the Africa Energy Indaba 2025 from 4 to 6 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. This premier event serves as …

A Craze for Tiny Plants Is Driving a Poaching Crisis in South Africa

Tiny plants in plastic pots, each carefully labeled, cram a South African greenhouse. Each is the evidence of at least one crime. These are strange plants without typical stems or leaves. Some look like greenish thumb-tips, others like grapes or rounded …

South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the war in the DRC. Photo: WFP/Michael Castofas South Africa should consider withdrawing from the ill-fated peace-keeping mission after the loss of 14 of its soldiers in the Democratic Republic of …

“A most remarkable leader”: Cardinal in South Africa Applauds Pope Francis, Calls for Prayers for His Recovery

He continued, “The Pope, a name that has its origins in the Latin word meaning bridge, is meant to be exactly that, a bridge that unites people, reconciles them, who is able to traverse differences in order to find common ground for the sake of humanity. …

Southern African girls still missing school over menstruation

Across southern Africa, thousands of girls still face the harsh reality of managing their periods with cow dung, toilet paper, tree leaves, and even sitting in dug-out holes. Despite some progress, period poverty continues to force young girls out of …

WFP Closes Southern Africa Office Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts

The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) is shutting down its southern Africa office in Johannesburg due to a severe funding shortfall following the Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90 percent of USAID’s foreign aid contracts. The agency …

Human-caused climate change fuels extreme heat in Africa’s Sahel region: Burkina Faso and Mali

Unusually hot temperatures forecast over the next four days (March 4-8) in Burkina Faso and parts of Mali in Africa's Sahel region, a highly climate-vulnerable part of the world, are at least five times more likely due to human-caused climate change.  …

Delta Air Lines' Growing Africa Network: What To Expect Onboard

My first flight to the US from South Africa was just over 20 years ago. Back then, South African Airways had a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines and flew one of its Boeing 747-400s on the 17-hour flight from Johannesburg to Delta’s megahub in …

World Food Programme Shuts Southern Africa Office Amid Trump Aid Cuts