Now playing Next Climate Drought-hit Zimbabwe and Namibia forced to kill hundreds of elephants In Zimbabwe, the elephants will be taken from an area where the population has become unsustainable. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Zimbabwe Amid food insecurity Zimbabwe orders culling of 200 elephants for food Zimbabwe will allow the culling of 200 elephant for the first time since 1988 amid concerns about food shortages after an unprecedented drought. 14/09/2024
Now playing Next Green News El Niño drought causing increase in forced marriages in Africa A report by ActionAid has found that families have been forced to marry off daughters in exchange for food. 19/08/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Europe must lead by forging meaningful climate partnerships everywhere With an increasingly divided political environment taking root in Europe, climate change must not be the victim of political polarisation. Cross-border strategic partnerships are integral to addressing global challenges, Guy Kioni writes. 09/08/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Squid Game 2 premere date confirmed with Olympics-themed video "It's been three years, are you ready to play again?" We now know when Season 2 starts - and it has been announced that the hit show is renewed for a third and final season, which will be released in 2025. 01/08/2024
Now playing Next Health news More African countries administer HPV vaccines, but hesitancy remains While many African countries have introduced the HPV vaccine in immunisation programmes, just five have acheived 90 per cent coverage. 24/06/2024
Now playing Next Work Female-sounding AI boosts women’s participation at work, study finds Women participate more in meetings and share more ideas when they are paired up with a female-sounding AI agent, new research shows. 11/06/2024
Now playing Next Climate Belgian teenager who lost a friend to floods holds Total responsible Eight people have launched a criminal case against TotalEnergies' leaders, who they hold responsible for their climate tragedies. 31/05/2024
Now playing Next Economy Shoppers hit by rising prices as costs soar over past five years Items such as olive oil, baked beans and sugar have risen particularly steeply with adverse weather, geopolitical concerns and global inflation contributing to the rise. 26/05/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. We won a victory for generations in the European Court of Human Rights Our cases coasted to the height of Europe’s top human rights court. Now we need to unite behind the ruling and force all European governments to ensure a liveable future for ourselves and our loved ones, Claudia Duarte Agostinho and Dr Elisabeth Stern write. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Scenes Watch: The inventor empowering schoolchildren with light in Zimbabwe In partnership with Media City Aluwaine Tanaka Manyonga created the Chigubhu Lantern, a solar-powered LED light from recycled waste 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Health news Over 281 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2023, UN says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report is “a roll call of human failings,” and that “in a world of plenty, children are starving to death". 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Climate El Niño has ended - where are its impacts still being felt? El Niño has been changing global weather patterns with deadly consequences around the world. 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news International Booker Prize 2024: Shortlist announced Six books spanning six languages, six countries and three continents contend for this year's biggest international language literary award. 09/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News ‘Carbon colonialism’: The dark side of carbon credit schemes Carbon credit companies are evicting communities across Africa. 08/04/2024
Now playing Next wellbeing These are the world's 10 happiest countries in 2024 The 2024 World Happiness Report also showed a disturbing downward trend in life evaluations by young people and adolescents, particularly in Western Europe. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate Bad news for smokers: El Niño is coming for tobacco Farmers are predicted to lose 20% of their income leaving many to rely on food aid. 13/03/2024