Opinion: The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience

By Peter Sutoris Throughout the past few decades, discussions about how to address climate change have become dominated by two broad categories of response: adaptation, or adjusting to the realities of a warmer, more volatile planet; and...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on Marine Protected Areas, Miombo woodland and more (Week 109)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...

Kenyan Innovator Wins Top Africa Prize for Sign Language App

Kenyan entrepreneur Elly Savatia has won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for developing Terp 360, an artificial intelligence powered application that translates speech into sign language using photorealistic 3D avatars in real...

Guest post: How climate science is – and is not – shaping adaptation planning in southern Africa

Climate science is a key tool for governments tasked with preparing citizens and infrastructure for the impacts of global warming. But translating climate information into policy planning is no easy feat. In a recent study, published in Climate...

Mozambique spitting cobra caught on chicken farm [Video]

THE Bluff snake catcher, Warren Dick, successfully caught a massive Mozambique spitting cobra at a chicken farm in Silverglen, Chatsworth on February 17. Also read: Mozambique Spitting Cobra spotted and rescued in Yellowwood Park Dick said the...

Aiteo Signs Groundbreaking Refinery Deal With Mozambique’s Government

May 14, (THEWILL) – Nigerian oil and gas giant, Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Mozambique’s national petroleum company, PETROMOC, to construct a 200,000-barrel-per-day refinery. The announcement,...

Mozambique's largest university, Chinese firm sign memo on academic support in major fields

Representative of the Africa Great Wall Mining Development Company (AGWMD) Zou Zheng and the Rector of Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) Manuel Guilherme Junior pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Maputo,...

Weather tracker: six cyclones swirl simultaneously in southern hemisphere

An uncommon meteorological event unfolded on Tuesday when six named tropical cyclones were active simultaneously in the southern hemisphere, several in close proximity to each other. Three developed in the south-west Pacific. Severe Tropical...

Will the Chambishi spill affect Zambia’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with China?

Will the Chambishi spill affect Zambia’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with China? Sino Metals’ pollution of the Kafue River presents an opportunity to forge a more environmentally sustainable partnership. When a toxic waste storage facility at a...

Mozambique’s exports to EU reached 5.3 billion dollars last five years

Maputo, 18 Feb (AIM) – The Mozambican Minister of the Economy, Basílio Muhate, on Monday announced that the volume of Mozambique’s exports to the European Union (EU), over the last five years, reached 5.3 billion US dollars. According to the...

Mozambique spitting cobra, the smallest but deadliest cobra| Read more about its venom and unique traits

Hidden deep in Africa's untamed terrain is a snake that will surprise you. The Mozambique spitting cobra is the smallest of its species, but don't underestimate its size—this little guy has a deadly defense that can halt predators dead in their...

UNESCO proposes GBC premises as World Heritage Site

By: Ruth Serwaa Asare The Head of UNESCO Ghana, Mr. Edmond Moukala, has proposed that the historic premises of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) be considered for designation as a World Heritage Site, recognising its vital role in Africa’s...

Discovering the Indian Ocean’s Hidden Gems: Madagascar and Mozambique

When most travellers dream of exotic escapes and untouched coastlines, destinations like Bali or the Maldives might first come to mind. But for those with a taste for something more raw, authentic and awe-inspiring, two nations on the southeastern...

Mozambique Retools Weather Tech for Effective Forecasting

Extreme weather events are increasingly hitting eastern and southern Africa, with Mozambique among the worst affected. In response, the country is overhauling its early warning system in collaboration with the Savona, Italy–based International...

SADC Member States Submit Regional Climate Resilient Water Investment Programme Funding Proposal to the GCF

Thirteen Southern African countries have collaborated and submitted a regional funding proposal for a Climate Resilient Water Investment Programme(SADC AIP) to the Green Climate Fund.The GCF had initially provided an initial project preparation...

‘Urgent and Escalating’: Climate Change Brought Unprecedented Challenges to Africa in 2024, Report Finds

African countries grappled with unprecedented flooding, persistent droughts and water scarcity in 2024, the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday. — Human-made climate change is wreaking havoc across Africa, impacting every aspect of...

Forex haunts fuel supply yet again

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says foreign exchange shortages continue to cripple fuel imports into the country, but expressed hope of stability following intervention from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM). Fuel supply remains unstable...

Rescue of LAM Mozambique Airlines led by Knighthood Global

Loss-making LAM Mozambique has suffered from a multiple of problems in the past few years including a high turnover of senior management, route suspensions and aircraft unavailability. It operates a fleet of four aircraft, two Embraer EMB-145s, a...

Vidas submersas: Águas que afundam sonhos e desafiam Município de Maputo

Por Samuel Comé, da AIM Maputo, 10 Mai (AIM) – A cidade de Maputo, capital moçambicana, enfrenta inúmeros desafios com as inundações urbanas que, na cada época chuvosa, afectam com maior severidade os bairros suburbanos, deixando os moradores em...

In the midst of CSW69: A feminist lens on the nexus of gender, conflict, and climate

The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) provided a significant opportunity for the global feminist movement to assess progress toward gender equality and women’s rights, confront setbacks, and chart a path forward. CSW...