A French mason and a farmer from Burkina Faso have revived an ancient African construction technique using only organic materials. The resulting homes are as elegant as they are eco-friendly.

The largest ever transfer of wild animals is underway in Africa to repopulate a national park in Mozambique. Thousands of animals from several countries will be brought to Zinave National Park over the next three years.

Architect Chinwe Ohajuruka's eco village in Port Harcourt, Nigeria could become a environmentally friendly model that helps to ease the country's housing crisis.

Seeing climate change as an opportunity to promote entrepreneurial culture is not always easy in Africa. The best way to do it is by working together, says Fredrick Ochieng’ Ouma, Kenya coordinator for the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change.

Rising sea levels are destroying farmland by making it too salty. But a women's cooperative is taking its destiny into its own hands and planting grass and trees to take back the land and make it once again fertile.

In Uganda access to clean drinking water is a luxury, especially in rural areas. But a social business wants to change that. They're selling water filters to schools where the public water system doesn't always work the way it should.

Students have developed a solar-powered e-car — the blue.cruiser. It's made from renewable, vegan and recycable material. It's also emission free. Could it become the future of mobility?

Traditional stone fire pits use up a lot of firewood and expose users to possibly dangerous fumes. A development organization has come up with an improved cooking stove that uses half the amount of fuel.

A German entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to use the tons of used coffee grounds produced every day — and has created tiny planters to grow gourmet mushrooms at home.

At the Victoria Falls Snake Park, handlers are teaching local kids about snake behaviour and trying to raise interest for the protection of these slithering animals — hopefully making such encounteres less scary.