Nature underpins Africa’s economy and resilience, yet global biodiversity commitments lack implementation. Less than half of ...

I arrived at my first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) as an African Wildlife Foundation Policy Fellow carrying a fair amount of skepticism and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya – The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Dev-Afrique Development Advisors, a member of the DevPartners Alliance, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a ...

In Faro National Park in northern Cameroon, the recovery of the critically endangered Kordofan giraffe is being seen through movement, behavior, and the formation of new giraffe groups. Since 2025, ...

For years, the land Ndungutse Francois farmed in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, fed his family. It paid school fees, produced pyrethrum and Irish potatoes, and offered the kind of certainty that ...

GABORONE, Botswana — The African Wildlife Foundation mourns the passing of H.E. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of Botswana and a cherished member of AWF's Global Board of Trustees.

The Congo Basin breathes for all of us. Often described as the lungs of Africa, this vast forest system helps steady the climate, anchors rainfall patterns, and supports millions of people whose lives ...

In Faro, northern Cameroon, the sound of approaching rangers once sent people running—some slipping behind market stalls, others retreating into their homes. The presence of conservation authorities ...

For decades, the African Wildlife Foundation has helped lay the foundation for mountain gorilla conservation in Rwanda—protecting this endangered species while catalyzing the growth of the country’s ...

Volcanoes National Park is at the center of a shift in Rwanda’s conservation story. A shift shaped not only by institutions, but by communities stepping forward to become stewards of biodiversity. For ...

In Rwanda’s conservation landscapes, the boundaries between people, wildlife, and nature are tightly interlinked. Around Volcanoes National Park (VNP), land pressures, climate variability, and ...