Africa's energy transition, women in agrifood, global drought shifts, UNESCO stress & more — this week's top environment stories from Africa.
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Africa adopts plan to add 3 million health workers by 2035

The Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026-2035 aims to halve the projected shortage of health workers by improving planning, training, employment and retention

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660 children acquired HIV every day in 2025, while 200 died from AIDS-related causes: UNICEF

Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit as millions of children live with HIV or lose parents, facing heightened risks of poverty, stigma and lost opportunities

 
Antimicrobial resistance in children rises globally, threatening life-saving antibiotics, finds study

Vulnerable groups, including newborns in intensive care and children undergoing cancer treatment, face particularly high risks

 
Global gas demand hits record 4,202 bcm in 2025, set to fall by 7 bcm in 2026: Report

Global Gas Report 2026 expects gas demand to return to its underlying growth trajectory once the Strait of Hormuz disruption eases

 
Ageing with HIV: Global report highlights the need to prepare health systems

Older adults are acquiring HIV and being diagnosed later in life. But prevention and testing campaigns remain focused on younger people

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High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

Findings highlight the need for proactive land-use planning, improved early-warning systems and community-based conflict mitigation

 
Governments shouldn’t rely on AI to decide who gets a social grant: Inside a South African court case

The case calls for immense caution when using automated digital decision-making processes

 
The soil’s early warning system: microbes can predict desertification before plants start to die

Scientists map soil microbes to protect Africa’s vulnerable landscapes

 
Lithium in the Sahel: How armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Batteries helping the world reduce carbon emissions could, indirectly, help finance some of Africa’s deadliest armed groups

 
Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: Why regional skills partnerships are needed

A structured regional pathway would ensure labour standards, social protection and common rights

 
Why DR Congo’s new Ebola outbreak is out of control

What is raising concern is the speed of transmission and the geographic expansion of the outbreak

 
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