Mozambique: Joining UN cybercrime convention a boost for data protection – govt

The government of Mozambique on Monday considered joining the UN Convention on Cybercrime, which it hopes to finalise in October, as a step towards strengthening citizen data protection and combating digital crime. “It is to improve the country’s...

Mozambique: Laudato Si’ initiative inspires ecumenical gathering for peace and the environment

The Ecumenical Worship for the Season of Creation recently brought together over a hundred Christians from various denominations in Nampula, northern Mozambique. This gathering served as a moment for prayer and a powerful display of solidarity in...

Call for stronger action as climate change threatens SRHR services

Call for stronger action as climate change threatens SRHR services Participants at a capacity-building workshop underway in Johannesburg have warned that worsening climate shocks are undermining healthcare systems across southern Africa, with...

Malian insurtech startup OKO secures 6-digit round to scale climate resilience in Africa

Malian insurtech startup OKO has secured a six-digit funding round led by Catalyst Fund, with participation from two existing investors, to help it scale climate resilience in Africa. Founded in 2017, OKO develops affordable mobile-based crop...

Environmental justice organisations win appeal against Eskom's gas project

IN A SIGNIFICANT victory for environmental justice, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned Eskom's environmental authorisation for a 3 000MW gas power plant in Richards Bay, ruling that public consultation was inadequate and climate...

Germany gave record €11.8 billion away in international climate aid in 2024

At a time of domestic economic hardship, Germany provided a record €11.8 billion in international climate financing to other countries in 2024, according to figures released on Monday by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...

Greater Cooperation Essential to Ensure Sustainable, Self-reliant Social Protection in Africa: Minister

Addis Ababa, September 30, 2025 (ENA)— Greater continental cooperation and commitment are essential to ensure a sustainable and self-reliant social protection system in Africa, Ergogie Tesfaye, Women and Social Affairs Minister said. Her remarks...

NEW: Call for stronger action as climate change threatens SRHR services

Moses Magadza in JOHANNESBURG, South Africa PARTICIPANTS at a capacity-building workshop underway here have warned that worsening climate shocks are undermining healthcare systems across Southern Africa, with women, adolescents and vulnerable...

Championing sustainability across our communities

As the world increasingly recognises the urgent need for environmental responsibility, companies must look beyond compliance and embrace active stewardship. At EnviroServ, a SUEZ company, sustainability is not just a goal — it is a core value that...

MRA Calls For Robust Access To Information To Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

Posted by Ignatius Okpara Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria Monday, September 29th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has launched a groundbreaking report highlighting the risks posed by an inadequate national...

Africa50 in Maputo: driving Africa's infrastructure revolution

This article was produced with the support of Africa50 In August 2025 the city of Maputo, Mozambique, became the focal point of Africa’s infrastructure dialogue as the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) convened under the banner “Scaling...

Trump's climate change remarks threaten lives of people in Africa

US President Donald Trump during the four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York, on September 26, 2025. [AFP] W​hen US President Donald‍ Trump stood to speak before the...

Overcutting, veld fires create a generation-long timber deficit

Business Reporter ZIMBABWE is grappling with an intensifying commercial timber shortage, a crisis that has forced traders to resort to costly imports from regional neighbours like Mozambique and South Africa. This reliance on foreign supply is...

African Climate Alliance Condemns Trump’s UN Climate Denial

African climate advocates have sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks dismissing global warming as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” during his United Nations General Assembly address on Tuesday. The...

The Abraham Accords and Sudan’s Global Counterrevolution

On October 23, 2020, Sudan became the third Arab-majority country to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords. People gather in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Khartoum to stage a demonstration against the...

World leaders call for permanent polluter profit tax to fund climate action

A coalition of nearly 40 former heads of state and government have called on governments around the world to adopt a permanent polluter profit tax on fossil fuel companies to finance urgent climate action. The open letter argues that fossil fuel...

DP World Tour: 'We have a long way to go - I don’t think that sustainability is ever done'

The recently concluded DP World Tour Championship, the 15th anniversary of the DP World Tour’s season-ending event, was considered the “greenest edition to date”. The tournament at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai continued the European Tour group’s...

African civil society denounces Trump’s ‘climate hoax’ remarks as dangerous and irresponsible

The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has described as “reckless” remarks made by US President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly, where he dismissed climate change as the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the...

Governments’ fossil fuel production plans threaten Paris climate goals, new report warns

Governments’ planned and projected production of coal, oil and gas against global levels consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) A decade after the Paris Agreement was adopted, governments, in aggregate,...

Aman launch marks ‘historic moment’ in Mozambican tourism

Leading luxury hospitality brand Aman is launching its first sub-Saharan Africa resort in southern Mozambique, putting the country on the luxury tourism map, reports the Portuguese news agency Lusa. Mozambican President Daniel Chapo inaugurated...