A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides one of the most comprehensive assessments to date on how Sub-S ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Cluster Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Transport, ICT, Information, and Meteorology is scheduled to convene in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 28 Februa ...

The European Council presidency and European Parliament representatives on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on the targeted revision of the waste framework directive, setting EU targets for f ...

The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is aiming to harmonise its laws on town planning ...

The United Nations Security Council will hold on Wednesday hold a regular session on developments in Libya, where the political process is still deadlocked ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating tension and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

The World Bank and the Government of Eswatini launched a new review highlighting ways to make fiscal policy in Eswatini more efficient and effective ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated as the result of a hunger strike ...

The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in Upper Nile state and other parts of the country that have resulted in “death, destruction of property and displace ...

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said on Tuesday that Israeli forces accompanied by local authorities forcibly entered the UNR ...

Strengthening international cooperation and delivering on a UN pact that calls for reforming global governance, among other measures, was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Tuesday ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress on all fronts remains slow and uneven ...