The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed in the Late Pleistocene epoch, which began about 126,000 years ago. Various dispersal routes have been suggested.

When it comes to being a global food basket, Africa has enormous potential. The continent is home to 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, around 874 million hectares. Even so, Africa remains severely food insecure and spends a staggering $70 billion annually on food imports.

Migratory animals are vital to Africa’s ecological balance. They drive natural cycles across borders and biomes.

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Global food security is more comprehensive, seeking to address the challenges of access to food, nutrition, sustainability and affordability.

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Africa’s food and agribusiness industry is not just growing, it is transforming.

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and setting up new forests to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.

East Africa’s Great Migration is perhaps the most famous mammal migration in the world.

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Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves a bundle of rights to land, such as the right to use, sell, or bequeath land. Secure tenure is crucial for people to have secure homes, for food production, and for the economy. For many it is also central to their identity and culture.

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The seemingly simple question hides a deeper controversy over foreign acquisitions of vast African farmland amid global food and resource pressures.

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Africa is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence, with South Africa emerging as the continent’s leading AI market while several other countries rapidly narrow the gap by applying AI across critical sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, finance and education.