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14 01 2024 | 05:41

33,000 electric taxis in Dakar, Abidjan and Accra by 2023

The start-up Mbay Mobility is giving itself 10 years to market 33,000 electric taxis in Dakar in Senegal, Abidjan in Ivory Coast and Accra in Ghana. The project, which is in search of new financial…

14 01 2024 | 05:31

Healthcare to go: roadside clinics help keep Kenya’s truckers rolling

A life on the road puts drivers at risk of hypertension and diabetes but often puts doctors out of reach. A network of clinics on key routes is helping to combat lifestyle diseases Alife on the road…

14 01 2024 | 05:17

Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone

A sub-Saharan African nation has been declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years. Cape Verde was given the status by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it has not reported a single…

13 01 2024 | 08:02

Reflective materials and irrigated trees: study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C

A combination of cooling technologies and techniques could reduce the temperature and energy needs of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It’s possible to significantly reduce the temperatures of a major city in…

12 01 2024 | 12:15

Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’

In the country’s ‘lithium triangle’ activists say Indigenous land protections have been removed and protests against mining violently repressed The first time, they came at 2am and without a warrant…

11 01 2024 | 11:41

‘Forever chemicals’ found in foetuses pose risk of adulthood diseases

A year after a universal ban on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was proposed in the EU, a new study found that PFAS affect people as early as the fetal stage of development.

11 01 2024 | 10:18

Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?

As Norway becomes the first country to approve deep-sea mining, scientists are alarmed but supporters insist it will aid the energy transition What is deep-sea mining?

10 01 2024 | 23:31

Putin’s free Russian classes are taking off in Africa

NAIROBI — Russia has recruited hundreds of young Africans to its Russian language and cultural programs across the continent over the past year as the spearhead of a wider push by the Kremlin to use…

10 01 2024 | 23:18

World's biggest mining project set to begin in Guinea Republic this year

A $20 billion iron ore, rail, and port development in the Republic of Guinea is expected to commence this year, following a 27-year wait marked by several legal and political setbacks. Set to be the…

10 01 2024 | 23:04

Burkina Faso: A Model for Green Building in West Africa

Burkina Faso.’s commitment to sustainable development and environmental consciousness is exemplified through the presence of top-notch green buildings with innovative design and a harmonious blend…

10 01 2024 | 12:34

Could you commit to buying just five new items of clothing in a year?

From realising your personal style differs to the one prescribed by Instagram to discovering the joys of a wool de-piller – here are five people who made that pledge a year ago, on what they bought…

09 01 2024 | 15:07

KENYA: the Taifa-1 satellite aims to save the mountain bongo from extinction

This is one of the first operational missions assigned to Kenya's very first 100% earth observation satellite. Over the next five years, the satellite images and meteorological data provided by Taifa…

09 01 2024 | 08:22

Tanya Plibersek blocks Victorian government’s plan to build wind turbine plant at Port of Hastings

Environment minister says ‘large areas of [wetland] will be destroyed or substantially modified’ by the proposal for windfarm development Tanya Plibersek has blocked plans by the Victorian…

09 01 2024 | 08:09

Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure

A game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world Most…

08 01 2024 | 22:10

Rwandan e-bike startup Ampersand banks $19.5m funding

The Kigali-based electric transport energy company Ampersand has raised US$19.5 million in equity and debt funding to help it continue to expand operations. Formed in 2016, Ampersand assembles and…

08 01 2024 | 19:52

AFRICA: what progress has been made in terms of clean water supply in the continent?

The year 2023, which comes to an end in a few days’ time, will have been rich in initiatives in the African water sector. National and international experts are unanimous on this fact. Major projects…

08 01 2024 | 18:58

TotalEnergies to review controversial Uganda-Tanzania project

French energy giant TotalEnergies has said it will review its land acquisition practices for a $10bn (£7.9bn) project covering Uganda and Tanzania, following criticism by environmentalists and human…

30 08 2023 | 05:20

Για τη Βραζιλία σάλπαρε το πρώτο φορτηγό πλοίο που κινείται με αιολική ενέργεια

Το παρθενικό του ταξίδι ξεκίνησε το πρωτοποριακό φορτηγό πλοίο «Pyxis Ocean» από την Κίνα προς τη Βραζιλία. Οπως σημείωσε το BBC, πρόκειται για το πρώτο φορτηγό πλοίο που είναι εξοπλισμένο με…

24 04 2023 | 19:31

Campaigners hail ‘historic’ day as Parliament adopts EU anti-deforestation law

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (19 April) in favour of a landmark regulation to ensure that products sold in the EU do not come from deforested or degraded land. 

24 04 2023 | 07:07

'Modularising floating wind and green H2 can power a more democratic energy transition'

Creating a 'just transition' as the world moves from fossil fuels to renewables could be supercharged by the marriage of deepwater wind and green hydrogen generation, writes Anne Haase