The tech startup scene in sub-Saharan Africa has experienced significant growth, making the region a hub of innovation. Based on the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, we highlight the top ten African…
Inequality in South Africa is high, whether measured by income or wealth. One of the results is that there’s acute public scrutiny of executive compensation.
This is understandable given that the…
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is rich in natural resources. Its vast oil and gas deposits are the mainstay of the country’s economy.
The region, in the southernmost part of the country, features…
Governments around the world use surveillance technology to monitor external threats to national security. Some African governments are also spending vast sums on mass surveillance of their own…
Following a $150 million aid for Togo’s development in September, the World Bank and the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) Group are partnering to support farmers in Togo and other West African…
Africa’s biggest lender, Johannesburg-based Standard Bank, has expressed ambitions to increase investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia as it seeks to position itself as an…
The Nov. 5 front-page article “In South Sudan, a climate crisis deepens misery” shone a light on an issue that is often overlooked. Having visited South Sudan twice in recent years, I’ve witnessed…
In the extraordinary heat of July 2023, the planet perhaps experienced its hottest month in the past 120,000 years. Vast swathes of the world from the U.S. to China endured searing heat waves driven…
Now that the alarm has successfully been raised, the organisation could help unite people in positive action
Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, has been found guilty of criminal…
War, economic breakdown and the climate crisis spell the end of ‘the end of history’. But the comedy villains in charge are oblivious
The hall is shrouded in blackness, the audience ensconced in…
Analysis finds concerns about environment key factor in having fewer or no children – but reasons differ around world
It was just over a decade ago that Emma Smart and her husband, Andy, first…
Plans by nations including Saudi Arabia, the US and UAE would blow climate targets and ‘throw humanity’s future into question’
The world’s fossil fuel producers are planning expansions that would…
The C$2.9-million retrofit of a community centre in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by 34%, save $356,000 in annual operating costs, and…
Hydro-Québec will invest C$155 to $185 billion by 2035 and install 8,000 to 9,000 megawatts of new grid capacity, including 3,800 to 4,200 MW of new hydroelectric generation, under a new action plan…
City councillors in Kingston, Ontario, have voted in favour of “blanket municipal support” for new electricity projects, with an amendment to withhold that the support from any projects that use…
As the United States injects hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy through its signature climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, criticism is growing louder about where, how,…