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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Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

The OECD-FAO forecasts a 13% increase in global farm production by 2035, while annual farm worker incomes are projected at $22,155 in high-income countries compared with $1,100 in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

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Global biomass burning emissions hit record low in first half of 2026, CAMS data shows

Asia was the second-largest emitting region after Africa, contributing an estimated 113 megatonnes of carbon in the first six months of the year, while Africa accounted for about 154 megatonnes

 
Nine countries responsible for 83% of global gas flaring in 2025, says World Bank report

The volume of gas flared in 2025 exceeded the amount of liquefied natural gas that transited the Persian Gulf that year and was roughly equal to Africa’s annual gas consumption

 
Leopards can still make a comeback in sub-Saharan Africa if appropriate conservation steps are taken: Study

Continent could potentially support up to 176,000 leopards; study also raises serious concerns regarding trophy hunting of species

 
Ebola outbreak threatens to push 985,000 into poverty in DRC

Africa may face economic losses to the tune of $3.6 billion

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New South-North Commission on Development launches in Hamburg; sets itself task to rewrite rules of global cooperation

Commission’s broader ambition, is to move past the donor-recipient framework that has long defined North-South relations

 
Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic

Plastic waste management falls outside Convention's mandates, overlaps with global treaty negotiations, say Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Russia, US

 
Africa’s wildlife laws follow a colonial model which separates people and animals: Why it’s not working

Wildlife laws turn protected areas into tourist destinations rather than places that support local livelihoods

 
A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa

Why the next El Niño demands global attention to Africa’s experience linking food, water, health and energy

 
The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it

The missing link between breakthrough research and real-world adoption in agriculture and nutrition

 
The 20km ripple effect: How mines can trigger distant deforestation in Africa

Every hectare deforested within a mine’s immediate footprint triggered an additional 34 hectares of forest to be lost due to ancillary infrastructure building

 
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