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Senegal Senegal: Rural women restore ecosystems with traditional knowledge Sougou Penda Ngane | January 5, 2026 This story was originally published in August 2025. The sun blazes overhead in Lower Casamance. In Diembéring, a village in […]
Mali Mali: Farmers use a biodigester to produce fertilizer and energy Dioro Cissé | January 5, 2026 This story was originally published in October 2025. Badiaguibougou is an agricultural village located 90 kilometers from the city of […]
Mali Mali: Women preserve ancestral knowledge to protect the forest and feed the community Cheick Bounama Coulibaly | January 5, 2026 This story was originally published in October 2025. Under the shade of a large néré tree (Parkia biglobosa), Awa Traoré, […]
Nigeria Nigeria: Gbajimgba farmers adopt drought-resistant varieties to mitigate the effects of climate change on crop production Florence Ugbem | December 18, 2025 It’s about 6:30 a.m. in Uosuh 1, a community a few kilometres from Gbajimgba in Guma Local Government Area of […]
Kenya Kenya : Digital tree-growing app helps farmers rebuild forests (IPS) admin | December 18, 2025 It’s early morning in Siaya County, along the banks of the River Nzoia in western Kenya. Small patches of green […]
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire: Women use regenerative agriculture to restore land degraded by illegal gold mining Jean Melaine Bitty | November 20, 2025 It’s early morning in Koudougou, a village just outside Bouaflé in west-central Côte d’Ivoire. All around, a vibrant mosaic of […]
Malawi Malawi : Rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone (Mongabay) admin | November 20, 2025 In Kasakula, a village about 90 kilometers from Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, life after dark has changed. Four years ago, U.K.-based […]
Rwanda Rwanda: The women of Gashora turn water hyacinth into an economic opportunity Fulgence Niyonagize | November 10, 2025 It’s midday in Bugesera District, about sixty kilometers east of Kigali, Rwanda. On the shores of Lake Mirayi in the […]
Mali Mali: Women preserve ancestral knowledge to protect the forest and feed the community Cheick Bounama Coulibaly | October 23, 2025 Under the shade of a large néré tree (Parkia biglobosa), Awa Traoré, in her fifties, proudly observes the young tree […]