An aggressive proliferation of water hyacinth in southern Ghana's Volta Lake is crippling fishing activities, depleting fish ...

Forming a dense mat over the surface of the water, it depletes water bodies of oxygen, killing fish and other wildlife. Ghana ...

Since the five-month ban took effect in August, park officials have reported a notable drop in illegal hunting. Wildlife ...

Carbon harvesting strengthens Liberia's efforts under the Paris Agreement. The country has already pledged to reduce emissions by 64% by 2030, and protecting forests is a key part of achieving this ...

Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged by war ...

The government has laid before Parliament the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, ...

A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital, Delhi, officials have told ...

Emmanuel knows only too well the allure of illegal gold prospecting in the protected Comoe National Park for the many young ...

Today everyone agrees that the park is well-guarded, while artisanal gold mining is officially prohibited. Those caught by the park’s rangers risk up to two years in jail and a hefty fine. Yet the ...

Visitors at the AfroGastro Festival swallowed morsels of fufu and watched chefs from 12 African and diaspora nations plate modern twists of jollof rice in Accra this October. The air was thick with ...

In the golden light of a Free State evening, giraffes moved gracefully across the Amanzi Private Game Reserve, their long necks silhouetted ...