NEWS ANALYSIS

SPECIAL REPORT – ALL AFRICA.COM  | ADAM CRUISE |  When Dr. Mike Chase banks the small survey plane over northern Botswana’s mopane woodlands, he can see the country’s wildlife story written in the dust below. Carcasses—some months old, others more recent—lie scattered along ancient elephant paths, mute evidence of drought, …

New report exposes major policy and data gaps ANALYSIS | MARY KENNEY | Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment …

Though US President Donald Trump’s threat to freeze migration from Third World countries may be more bluster than law, it risks accelerating shutting a quiet door that is already closing to Africa Washington, US | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump’s vow to “permanently pause” migration from what he called “Third …

Experts say Africa may challenge global ratings, but until it fixes its own numbers,  institutions and governance, the mirror will only reflect what it already is Entebbe, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |  When policymakers, economists and civil society leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community …

A defiant mining industry is testing whether transparency in Uganda’s extractive sector can survive on goodwill alone Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When Gloria Mugambe, the Head of Uganda’s EITI Secretariat (UGEITI) stepped up to the podium at the launch of the country’s Fourth Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report …

Despite localized disruptions, global airlines were moving quickly toward stabilization by Saturday, with most affected aircraft already cleared to return to service. PARIS | Xinhua |  Global airlines have rushed to implement an urgent software fix for A320-family aircraft after Airbus issued a safety alert on Friday, initially raising concerns …

From Karugyembe to Kampala, the new technology  is on the horizon, but most users still connect via  4G NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME |  A few kilometres outside Mbarara City, in the tranquil village of Karugyembe, an American Tower Corporation (ATC) mast stands tall among the banana groves, its steel …

African nations lead in global soil-carbon capture as new report flags major omissions elsewhere. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are moving faster than most of the world to put soil health at the centre of climate action, according to a new analysis that highlights a major blind …

Carbon markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo press forward with tangible payouts to forest communities. DRC’s REDD+ pilots have channelled offset revenues into forest patrols and village clinics, defying offset scandals that have impacted buyer trust and stalled market growth. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A patchwork of …

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau | Xinhua | After Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces seized full control of state power to counter what they described as attempts to destabilize the country, senior military officer Horta Inta-A was sworn in as transitional president on Thursday. The sudden shift occurred only a day before the release of …