Christophe Assogba

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Red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus) scavenging at a poached elephant's carcass, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Image by otomops, via Wikicommons (CC BY 4.0)

Congo looks to monetize its high-integrity forests

Rosie Pioth 9 Oct 2024

Women's cooperative farm in Dogba. Image by Leocadia Bongben for Mongabay.

How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

Leocadia Bongben 11 Sep 2024

Hussen Ahmed, herding cattle in Ethiopia's Somali region. He is among the millions grappling with the consequences of drought across the Horn of Africa. Image by UNICEF Ethiopia/Mulugeta Ayene via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

African environment ministers meet over pressing challenges

Christophe Assogba, Roland Klohi 5 Sep 2024

Mothers and children wait in Changanine community (Chibuto District), Mozambique to collect their seeds from the Red Cross. The community has been hit very hard by the current drought, many have lost their crops and locals have to walk up to five kilometres to dig for water. Image by Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville / IFRC via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Climate change threatens public health, raising the spread of food-borne diseases

Leocadia Bongben 15 Aug 2024

Image de banniere : Travailleurs de PHC avec des gallons de pesticides dans la plantation de Yaligimba. Image © Luciana Téllez/Human Rights Watch

DRC communities turn up heat on EU lenders funding palm oil giant PHC

Yannick Kenné 12 Aug 2024

Aerial view of the Manono concession area. Image by AVZ (Fair Use).

Disputed Manono lithium mining project in DRC sparks concern

Didier Makal 8 Aug 2024

Red-throated bee-eaters (Merops bulocki), Pehonko, Benin. Image by Yves Bas via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0).

Birdsong rings out once again in Togo’s sacred forest of Titiyo

Charles Kolou 7 Aug 2024

An Mbororo herder in a green caftan and his cattle in Cameroon, Image courtesy of Village Aid.

Herders caught between conflict and climate change in the northern Congo Basin

Didier Makal 2 Aug 2024

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Madagascar lemurs, tortoises seized in Thai bust reveal reach of wildlife trafficking

Carolyn Cowan 28 Jun 2024

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Mining activities threaten honey production in the Caatinga biome

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