AIF Issue 54

Between a rock and a hard place

by Joe Walsh | Oct 9, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Digital, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

The Sahel: Africa’s Great Green Wall The African Union’s ambitious plans to revitalise the Sahel region face daunting challenges, including financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic It is a project that doesn’t lack...

Threatened to extinction

by Amindeh Blaise Atabong | Oct 9, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Cameroon: culture clash Urbanisation and acculturation in Cameroon are eroding traditional...

Diverse situations requiring unique solutions

by Richard Maasdorp | Oct 8, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 4 |

African conservation: a wake-up call Fixed and polarised attitudes to African conservation remain a major impediment to robust, solution-seeking debate A lifetime of wild experiences in the Zambezi Valley and a decade at the...

Going to waste

by Victor Amadala | Oct 1, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Solar power: the dark side Traded as environmentally sound, solar power leaves waste that could...

Shadows over Sunshine City

by Owen Gagare | Sep 29, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Harare: wetlands Land invasions and illegal development threaten the source of water to Zimbabwe’s...

Danger down by the river

by Adie Vanessa Offiong | Sep 23, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Nigeria: Raped for water African women and girls in poor communities, forced to walk long distances to fetch water, run the daily risk of rape, beating and even death It was a day like any other last December. Hasiya (not her...

The right path

by Justus Wanzala | Sep 22, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

East Africa: food forests Agro-ecology enterprises are helping to cushion African farmers and smallholders against climate change, improve nutrition and generate income Chirping birds welcome you to Bio Gardening Innovations...

A desperate battle for water

by Georgina Goodwin | Sep 22, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Photo essay: Somaliland Over the past 25 years, Somalia has experienced a cycle of protracted droughts. During the most recent drought, between 2016 and 2017, rains failed for three seasons in a row. By March 2017,...

Working from the ground up

by Francis Kokutse | Sep 22, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Case study: Talensi, Ghana A low-cost, easily replicated land restoration technique has helped...

Food from the forest

by Gilbert Nakweya | Sep 21, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Agroforestry: nature-based enterprise Encouraging more sub-Saharan smallholders to farm a mix of...

Vast, vital and often criminalised

by Simone Haysom | Sep 21, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 2 |

Charcoal: the grey trade If forests are properly managed and harvested, charcoal could be a renewable energy source that does not destroy the environment Charcoal is one of the most important commodities in sub-Saharan Africa....

A dirty energy paradox

by Collins Mtika | Sep 21, 2020 | Africa in Fact, AIF Issue 54 | 0 |

Coal: fuel to the fire Malawi is investing heavily in a new coal-fired plant despite the country’s stated commitment to renewables Malawi plans to bankroll a coal-powered plant despite current worldwide disdain for using the...