Vast peatlands beneath the Congo Basin’s blackwater lakes are releasing carbon that has been locked away for millennia, according to new scientific findings that raise fresh concerns about the stability of one of the planet’s largest tropical carbon stores …

With the new round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in full swing, ensuring that National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) can access, interpret, and apply robust climate science information is more important than ever for NDC …

The government and its development partners have committed to mobilising 2.5 billion US dollars, equivalent to approximately 1,391 billion FCFA, to strengthen sustainable forest management across the Congo and Lake Chad basins. The pledge was made in …

Forests cover nearly half of Cameroon, but they are being rapidly degraded by illegal logging operations that feed China’s appetite for tropical lumber. Cameroon has granted companies from around the world nearly 100 timber concessions to cut and ship logs …

Rwanda has launched a new export initiative aimed at improving market access for agricultural producers, with a focus on direct air cargo shipments of fruits and vegetables to West and Central Africa. The program is led by the National Agricultural Export …

Greenhouse development across Africa is expanding as growers seek more reliable production systems suited to diverse climates, infrastructure constraints, and operational capacity. Zimbabwe-based GreenCon has been active across the continent for more than …

…  at the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR … in Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo, illustrating how research and policy …  also on display. For example, AfricaRice presented climate-resilient rice varieties …

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Brice Oligui Nguema, President of the Gabonese Republic, witnessed the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between their two nations in Abu Dhabi …

Oil has long been one of Africa’s most powerful economic assets — shaping government budgets, foreign policy, and development paths across the continent. From North Africa’s vast desert fields to offshore platforms along the Atlantic coast, crude oil has …

… like the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Chinese … , South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, and Egypt—lead … University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, and Cairo University, … Faso, South Africa, Rwanda, and the Congo, though this risk …