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13 12 2020 | 06:26

Kenya’s Sokowatch launches commercial electric tuk-tuks in Uganda.

Kenyan e-commerce platform Sokowatch has added electric tuk-tuks to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making the vehicles the first to be used commercially in East Africa.  Launched in Nairobi in 2016, …

13 12 2020 | 06:24

Conservationists trying to save Kenyan giraffes stranded on flooding island.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Conservationists are working to rescue giraffes stranded on an island in Lake Boringo in western Kenya after heavy rains led to the flooding of their rangeland habitat,…

13 12 2020 | 06:18

Conflict and COVID Trigger Upsurge in Mali Child Trafficking.

GENEVA - A U.N. refugee agency report issued earlier this month finds thousands of children in Mali are being exploited and abused by criminal or armed groups, tribal chiefs and state authorities for…

11 12 2020 | 13:30

Take action to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Sahel.

To: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union – Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission – Cristina Duarte, UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Africa…

07 12 2020 | 07:43

Nigeria police rescue 10 people after ‘baby factory’ raid.

Rescued women told police the owner hired men to impregnate them and then sell the newborns for profit. Police in Nigeria have rescued 10 people, including four children, four pregnant women and…

05 12 2020 | 12:50

Daytime sightings of elusive aardvarks hint at troubled times in the Kalahari.

Aardvarks are notoriously elusive, nocturnal mammals. They generally hide in their underground burrows during the day and emerge at night to feed exclusively on ants and termites. Aardvarks are…

05 12 2020 | 09:48

Toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism.

Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries – such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing – and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is…

02 12 2020 | 15:08

ASENTI virtual summit on 4th December 2020!

  African Summit On Entrepreneurship And Innovation In Collaboration With Sensxafrica, Adyfe And Y.H Consulting Powered By United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and other…

01 12 2020 | 11:50

Alternative Frameworks for Biden-Harris Africa & Climate Policies

Two issues of the Washington, DC-based AfricaFocus Bulletin present several views on why the incoming administration should adopt policies on Africa and the climate crises that differ from past…

30 11 2020 | 07:22

How war threatens Ethiopia's struggle against worst locust swarm in 25 years.

As surveillance and spraying operations cease due to conflict, there are fears the existing food crisis could worsen. They marched over grassy plateaux and down craggy hillsides, beating the earth…

28 11 2020 | 08:19

Ghanaians devastated by illegal fishing try hand at citizen sleuthing.

Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes. Illegal and destructive practices by…

28 11 2020 | 08:00

Indian Manufacturers pave the way for two-wheeler boom in Africa.

According to the World Bank, Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.8 billion by 2060, which will result in local government’s focus on developing and strengthening transport networks.

28 11 2020 | 07:32

New report ranks how friendly – or not – African governments are towards girls.

There are approximately over 308 million girls below 18 years on the African continent. While the African Union’s legal and policy framework does refer – patchily – to the rights, interests and…

27 11 2020 | 12:47

Africa: Millions of New Poor Are On the Way - Who Cares?

Rome — The recent meeting of the G20 - scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic - has been an eloquent example of how the world is drifting, in a crisis of…

27 11 2020 | 12:19

More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows.

UN warns about consequences of not conserving water and tackling climate crisis. Water shortages are now affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, as the amount of fresh water available…

27 11 2020 | 12:06

Electricity access is declining in sub-Saharan Africa but solar offers a way forward, says IEA chief.

Electricity access has fallen for the first time in seven years in sub-Saharan Africa, but a boost to solar power could offer a way forward, says the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

26 11 2020 | 16:11

Kenya's president saves century-old fig tree from highway

Nairobi - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi. The…

25 11 2020 | 07:06

Greenpeace Report: Intensifying weather events threaten the most vulnerable in Africa.

9 November 2020, Johannesburg– A Greenpeace scientific report released today reveals that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and intense rain are increasing in intensity, frequency and…

25 11 2020 | 06:34

World's only known white giraffe gets fitted with a tracking device.

London (CNN)The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device in an effort to protect him from poachers in Kenya. The unique male giraffe now stands alone after a…

20 11 2020 | 16:50

350.org responds to ICBC reportedly withdrawing financing from Lamu Coal Plant

Global - The Save Lamu campaign has learned that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has decided not to finance the Lamu Coal Plant anymore, due to cited environmental and social risks…