It is the smallest country on mainland Africa, with a narrow, elongated shape that follows the Gambia River, which flows ...

Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for ...

DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems ...

UNICEF USA visited Senegal in February 2025 for a firsthand look at how UNICEF is addressing the needs of girls and women ...

Mr Faye, who is 45 and new to political office, came to power on a wave of anti-Western and anti-elite sentiment. He promised ...

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote ...

Africa is grappling with the dual challenges of climate change and debt distress. Luckily, various innovative financial tools are emerging to address these interconnected crises. Debt-for-climate ...

The study finds that nearly half of Africans believe their own governments should take the lead in addressing climate change. • Fewer place the blame on rich countries or big corporations, despite ...

Queensland has confirmed it will scrap legislated climate targets and burn coal plants for longer in a policy shift to focus on affordability and reliability over environmental sustainability.

In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at ...

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for women's, children's, and adolescents' health1 assesses global progress ...

In 2009, a group of wealthy nations committed to helping less developed countries cope with the effects of climate change.