Kenya should make the most of its abundant renewable energy resources and reduce costs for consumers
The belated release of Kenya Power’s financial results for the year ended 30 June 2019 confirmed…
Two years after construction kicked-off, Kangnas Wind Farm achieved commercial operations on 15 November 2020, making it the first bid window four wind farm, in the Northern Cape, to come on stream…
Africa’s contribution to the field of nuclear non-proliferation has long been ignored. It is time to recognise and embrace it.
On October 24, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the…
In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The mountain and surrounding…
Enel Green Power is now injecting 140 MW into the power grid of the South African public company Eskom thanks to its new wind farm. The facility in Nxuba (Eastern Cape Province) was recently…
Japanese resources company Marubeni Corp will pull out of the Thabametsi South African coal plant project, the Japanese group told Reuters on Wednesday, following the withdrawal of some South African…
The outskirts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, is under siege by swarms of locusts that officials fear will ruin vegetation and potentially impact tourism.
The locusts arrived outside Mogadishu on…
Water biodiversity is on the brink, with dire consequences for the region known for the zebra and wildebeest migration, says WWF.
Fish are being driven to extinction in the Mara River basin, putting…
The Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rössler, expressed concern after the fire that, on the afternoon of 11 October, broke out in Kilimanjaro National Park (United Republic of…
African nations are spending between 2% and 9% of their gross domestic product on climate adaptation and mitigation measures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The African…
Before the scheme, only 24 per cent of wildlife crime prosecutions in Kenya ended in conviction, writes Abbianca Makoni.
Global legal experts including from Britain experienced in sharpening laws…
Millions of highly polluting used cars from rich countries are being "dumped" on developing nations, according to a UN report.
Between 2015 and 2018, some 14 million older, poor quality vehicles…
Οι αλλαγές που παρακολουθούμε στο κλιματικό σύστημα εδώ και δεκαετίες, και οι οποίες πλέον έχουν κορυφωθεί στην υφιστάμενη κλιματική κρίση, αποτελούν μόνο μία από μία σειρά αλληλοεπικαλυπτόμενων…
Multi-agency report highlights the current and future state of the climate in Africa
Geneva/Addis Ababa, 26 October 2020 – Increasing temperatures and sea levels, changing precipitation patterns…
Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal.
A South African environmental activist who opposed the extension of a coalmine near her home has been…
Bugoma Forest is continuing to face serious threats from loggers, farmers, and NEMA a government agency entrusted with protecting our natural resources. It should be recalled that the National…
An annual comprehensive report on air pollution showed that it was responsible for 6.67 million deaths worldwide, including the premature death of 500,000 babies, with the worst health outcomes…
It’s honestly disheartening that time and time again Indigenous People and local communities in Cameroon have to fight for the same issue - the end of forest destruction.