China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

Environmental experts, policymakers, and development organisations have come together in Tamale to chart a new path for restoring degraded ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traoré attends John Dramani Mahama's swearing-in ceremony for his second term as Ghana's president, in Accra, Ghana, on January 7, 2025. Francis Kokoroko ...

Nigeria will partner with the United Kingdom's Zander Corporation to transform agricultural practices and restore degraded lands in the country's most vulnerable ecological zones. This is just as ...

This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...

unveiled China’s behind-the-scenes role in Africa’s fight against desertification. 01:28 Great wall of Taklamakan: China surrounds its largest desert with green belt Great wall of Taklamakan ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

1 College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China 2 College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China Introduction: Rocky desertification ...

Private yachts were moored nearby, and some of the biggest celebrities were in attendance as Saudi Arabia partially opened Neom, its ambitious $500 billion mega-city in the desert. The event was ...