Aliko Dangote’s huge Lagos oil refinery pits economic imperatives against climate concerns. by Azu Ishiekwene for bird story agency When...

The conversion of fossil fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) is quietly picking up steam in Africa as soaring fuel prices drive...

Nairobi's bustling and booming, but is the hustle sustainable? By Mbugua Ng'ang'a, bird story agency The Waiyaki Way-Raphta Road...

Keeping it simple, transparent and efficient - and backing it all up with AI - is helping this recycling company make money. by Kate...

Tafadzwa Ufumeli, bird story agency On a Saturday in Waterfalls, a suburb five kilometres south of Harare's Central Business District,...

Determined to keep litter off the streets and beaches, Anas Seko, 27, is using every modern method in the book to engage other young...

A shared enthusiasm for music, the environment and social sharing helped this young woman grow a climate action group on campus. Now, she...

A massive green-belt cleanup project is testament to what can be achieved if environmental groups and responsible businesses collaborate....

Ibrahim Muhammad Shamsuddin is leveraging a scholarly background and his own inventions to spread climate action awareness, take agency...

Tongaat knows hard times. From colonialism and the near-slavery of indentured labour to now being the ground zero of climate change in...

How a rural community in a fast-urbanising region along the west African Tano River is using traditional knowledge handed down over...

In Nigeria's Rivers State, engineering company Egoras is successfully refurbishing e-waste into affordable appliances, creating a new...

As the world reels from global food supply chain disruptions and extreme weather, this eco-village in Uganda is helping inculcate the...

16-year-old Rahmina Paullete is inspiring community members - young and old - residing on the shores of Lake Victoria to stop pollution...

20-year-old Fatna Ikrame El Fanne is ensuring that young Moroccans are fully aware of the dangers of climate change - and the...

How Green is My President? William Ruto: a president who would turn Kenya "green" At November's COP27 conference in Cairo, the first to...

Just down the road from Nigeria's Sin City, a young man id builds lighting equipment - and a future - using old Pringles cans and LED...

Kurai Felix Mukaro, popularly known as 'Uncle Bravo' is making waves in his community thanks to his organic herbal and vegetable gardens,...

By moving away from wood and coal cooking fires, Africa will contribute substantially to a cooler world. Recent reports indicate this is...

Kelo Uchendu, 26, is the policy lead of YOUNGO, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) children and youth constituency....