A Japanese state-owned bank is using a green fund to finance a Vietnamese coal power plant, sparking accusations of “egregious greenwashing”.
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) …
Africa is in the grip of a food crisis triggered by soaring fertiliser prices, extreme weather events and disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fertiliser prices have increased by 300% in…
Weeks before African leaders travelled to Nairobi for the continent’s first climate summit in September, climate justice groups wrote to Kenyan president William Ruto accusing consultancy firm…
For 15 years, John Gakpo has milled corn to make kenkey – a cornmeal dumpling and Ghana’s staple food – in a dimly lit wooden shack in a suburb of Accra, the country’s capital.
In the past, his…
Pascaline Mazibuko has become a recurrent voice in government consultations on the energy transition in Emalahleni, a municipality of South Africa’s energy heartland Mpumalanga province. The former…
African leaders have criticised their European counterparts for missing a summit in Rotterdam on how Africa can adapt to climate change.
While three African presidents flew to the Netherlands for…
France and Kenya are set to launch an international taxation taskforce at Cop28 to push for new levies to raise more money for climate action.
The governments are in advanced discussions with a…
At the recent Cop28 climate talks in Dubai, hordes of Sudanese workers in blue jackets and lanyards helped guide lost delegates around the sprawling venue.
But, while protests about the war in Gaza…
There is increasing hype and push for so-called voluntary carbon markets in Africa.
Politicians, businesses, some NGOs and big philanthropy are trying to get an African Carbon Market Initiative off…
What does a just energy transition mean for the world’s least developed countries where energy access, especially in rural areas, is a priority for national development?
Last week, a Just Energy…
As the year 2023 draws to a close, the public company Algerian Energy Company (AEC) unveils part of its roadmap for the next two years in terms of water supply in Algeria.
Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has entrusted Chinese companies Shandong Electrical, Engineering & Equipment Group and Zhejiang Narada Power Source with the construction of a battery…
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