South African Gysbert Verwey, a repeat visitor to Namibia, has provided an open letter to the African Tourism Board, ...

Water hyacinth is not only affecting East African countries. It is also a major problem in some of the world’s major dams - ...

Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season.

The Nile River, the world's longest river, is Egypt's beating heart as it has served as a lifeline for Egyptians since the ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past.

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Torrential rains in the Congolese capital Kinshasa in early April brought devastating floods that ...

Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.

As news of the passing of literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o slowly sinks in, much of the world is, understandably, reflecting ...

As a chunk of Switzerland's Birch Glacier breaks off, partially destroying villages, scientists have revealed the glaciers ...

Female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, devastates women amid poor sanitation and medical misdiagnoses.

The land under South Africa steadily rose between 2012 and 2020, a new GPS-based study finds, and drought may be the main ...