South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

A major new book on the ecology and management of one of the most destructive invasive weeds in Africa, is now available ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

In the Sahel and West Africa, farming is key for survival ... In Mali, almost all land is at risk from desertification. The Sahara moves south 48 kilometers every year, making the land worse.

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

But what about the leftovers? South Africa wastes over 10 megatons of food a year — yet over half the population of the country live below the poverty line and quarter experience food insecurity ...

The Sahel is a narrow belt of land which lies immediately to the south of the Sahara Desert and which extends across most of Africa. The main causes of desertification include: ...