The Green Dispatch
Journalism at the intersection of environment, culture, and community — from the continent and beyond.
Rooftop gardens and vertical farms are no longer a novelty — they're a necessity. How Nairobi's smallholder urban farmers are reshaping the city's food systems.
David Mwangi
22 March 2026 · 6 min
From off-grid villages to urban micro-grids, solar energy is leapfrogging decades of infrastructure debt and lighting up a new era of energy independence.
Kofi Mensah
18 March 2026 · 7 min
A hard look at government pledges made at COP summits versus on-the-ground realities. Our investigation finds mixed signals — and reasons for cautious optimism.
Naledi Dlamini
14 March 2026 · 10 min
Rising seas threaten millions of coastal communities. But in the tangled roots of mangrove forests lies one of nature's most powerful defences.
Amara Osei
10 March 2026 · 5 min
Centuries of living in harmony with the land have given indigenous communities climate wisdom that modern science is only beginning to appreciate.
David Mwangi
5 March 2026 · 9 min
From fog-catchers in the Namib Desert to underground cisterns in the Sahel — communities are inventing tomorrow's water infrastructure today.
Amara Osei
28 February 2026 · 7 min
A new wave of climate-tech entrepreneurs is building solutions born from local need — and attracting global investment attention in the process.
Kofi Mensah
20 February 2026 · 6 min
