Africa’s leading economies are increasingly looking to wind energy to power homes. It’s part of a trend towards varying forms of clean energy across the continent.
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia will skip the latest round of U.S.-brokered talks this week on a disputed Nile dam project with Egypt and Sudan, the country’s water ministry announced Wednesday.
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The army has been called in to eliminate the insects swarming across Africa, but their mission is dangerous and unending
Sitting at a plastic table in the garden of Timisha hotel in Soroti, eastern…
If all the sunshine hitting the Sahara was converted into energy, enough electricity would be produced to power Europe 7,000 times over.
But solar panels reflect less heat back into space…
UN Climate Change News – Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz - the High-Level Champions for Climate Action of the COP26 and COP25 Presidencies respectively - have confirmed their participation for Africa…
Lake Kivu in Rwanda contains 300 billion cubic metres of carbon dioxide and 60 billion cubic metres of methane.
The gases are now being removed from the lake through the KivaWatt project with the…
Electricity blackouts in South Africa not only leave millions in the dark, they cost companies millions of dollars in lost business.
Electricity blackouts in South Africa not only leave millions in…
China Energy Engineering Corp (CEEC) will develop 500 MWp of solar photovoltaic energy in Uganda. Its megaproject is expected to require an investment of at least $500 million.
New solar power…
AFSIA is delighted to partner with Euroconvention Global for RENPOWER MOZAMBIQUE 2020.
This will be the leading networking venue for key government decision makers and key stakeholders from the…
Africa is facing a serious lead poisoning problem. In Senegal, for example, researchers linked the deaths of children from processing lead waste to supply a lead battery recycling plant in a poor…
Yesterday afternoon, at least ten fearless Greenpeace Africa activists successfully stormed onto the SuperSport Park cricket field during the international T20 cricket match between England and South…
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its latest wind energy capacity figures for Africa and the Middle East as part of its annual statistical release in the lead up to the Global Wind…
JOHANNESBURG - The African Development Fund, an entity of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote an attractive…
Dubbed a 'national treasure' in Kenya, Big Tim died in a national park from natural causes, wildlife officials say.
One of Africa's last remaining giant "tusker" elephants has died in Kenya aged 50…
Analysis: an Irish energy project is providing renewables-based power to a rural village in Botswana
More than 80% of Africa's electricity is generated from fossil fuels, which means the effects…
Teen activist Greta Thunberg has hosted a press conference to stress the importance of how climate change is affecting people in Africa.
One of those taking part was Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan at the…