Over the last few decades, African governments have removed restrictions on and privatised their mining industries, attracting significant foreign direct investment.
One of the major factors hindering productivity within Africa’s agricultural sector is the use of outdated production technologies and practices. This is where companies like Farmforte come in, by…
A farmer in Zimbabwe shares how an Oxfam initiative helped build resilience against the effects of changing rainfall patterns.
Sarah, 55, is a farmer in Nyanyadzi, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. For nearly…
African nations aim to double funding for climate change adaptation projects to $25 billion over five years as they look to foster a green recovery from the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus…
South African startup Sun Exchange has completed the crowdsale for a 510 kilowatt solar-plus-storage installation to solar power packhouse and cold store facilities for Zimbabwean agriculture leader…
JOHANNESBURG - A pandemic has blanketed the planet. Economies have cratered. Across the world, people are scared, anxious and unsteady about the future.
And you want to talk about climate change…
Uganda and Tanzania have given political backing to the 1,445km East African Crude Oil Pipeline, but climate campaigners are deterring investment.
Total has signed an agreement with Uganda and…
At a time when 600 containers of hazardous and toxic waste destined for Tunisia have been blocked by the Italian customs authorities, civil society activists from the port city of Sousse gathered on…
LONDON - The promise to return several Benin Bronzes from three Western institutions to the former Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria was celebrated by many. But returning all the artifacts looted by…
South Africa’s economy is shifting from heavy industry to service sectors, allowing for deeper carbon cuts, but coal lingers in the energy mix.
South Africa is proposing to deepen its emissions cuts…
Suleiman Babamanu is implementing the country’s largest investment in solar energy.
Suleiman Babamanu’s path to the heart of Nigeria’s biggest solar power program started in disappointment.
After…
In 2021, developed countries must work with low-income, developing, and emerging economies to chart a path toward a low-carbon future – and clear barriers to progress. This means, first and foremost…
Thank you very much. Excellencies,
I thank the African Development Bank and the Global Center for Adaption for convening us today.
As the world confronts a pandemic, a recession and a…
Over the last couple of years, there have been significant events that raised valid questions around the impact of shifting weather patterns and climate change on the African continent. In March 2019…
A group of men in Burundi is going against tradition to support and empower women by raising men's awareness of gender-based violence.
The community is called the Abatangamuco, meaning "those who…
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s prime minister has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being…
Lifesaving research on fighting drought and climate change at risk after snap decision to halt crucial funding.
For two years, the Rwandan-born scientist Anita Etale has been leading efforts to…
Conservationists fear for endangered Nubian ibex in Sudan as westerners sold permits to hunt.
Sudanese conservationists have accused trophy hunters of exploiting the country’s political transition…
UK Export Finance will no longer back oil and gas projects overseas, shutting off a potential source of support for a major pipeline across Uganda and Tanzania.
The UK has ruled out billions of…
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