Africa

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11 10 2019 | 15:13

It’s not just Greta Thunberg: why are we ignoring the developing world’s inspiring activists?

idhima Pandey was just nine years old in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action against climate change. Pandey’s fierce, astounding passion for the…

06 10 2019 | 18:14

Ramaphosa’s $11bn climate fund, or, how the smart money could turn Mpumalanga into the envy of the world.

In a nation that’s become used to operating in the shadows, sometimes even the mention of sunlight can be met with disbelief.

06 10 2019 | 17:14

Green-Kenya Newsletter | September 2019.

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03 10 2019 | 14:23

AFRICA: ENI and Mainstream join forces to collaborate on renewable energy.

An agreement has recently been reached between the Italian company Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) and Mainstream Renewable Power, a company based in Dublin, Ireland. The deal is for the development…

02 10 2019 | 12:51

Africa Renewable Energy EXPO 2019. (25-27/11/2019)

          1 October 2019 AFRICA RE ENERGY EXPO 2019

01 10 2019 | 10:43

South African teenager creates her own brand of biodegradable, edible straws.

A 19-year-old South African student has created her own brand of edible, biodegradable straws.  Leila Siljeur, a chemical engineering student of Stellenbosch University, developed Eat Me Straws as a…

01 10 2019 | 10:42

Gabon will be paid by Norway to preserve its forests.

Gabon will become the latest African nation to receive funding to preserve its rainforests to mitigate the effects of climate change. As part of a 10-year deal announced on Sunday (Sept. 22), Norway …

01 10 2019 | 10:33

Plastic Pollution Continues in Lake Malawi Despite Ban.

MANGOCHI, MALAWI - Plastic bags continue to pollute Lake Malawi, despite a government ban on their use. Conservationists say the plastic is a threat to about 1,000 fish species found in the Africa's…

01 10 2019 | 10:28

Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as capital shuts down treatment plant.

Harare (CNN)Authorities in Zimbawe are scrambling to meet the water needs of the country's capital Harare after the city's main water treatment plant was shut down on Monday, leaving 1 million people…

01 10 2019 | 10:23

Africa Power Roundtable - London - 29-30 October.

The Annual DLO Africa Power Roundtable (“DLO APR”) is taking place on the 29th & 30th of October 2019 in London at the offices of BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER, Adelaide House, London Bridge,…

01 10 2019 | 10:15

How smart meters saved water and money in drought-ravaged Cape Town.

London (CNN Business)In 2018, a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero," when it could have become the world's first major city to run out of water. Dam levels in South Africa's Western…

01 10 2019 | 09:58

Ugandan Woman Turns Plastic Bags Into Backpacks.

MPIGI, UGANDA — Faith Aweko of Uganda describes herself as a "waste-preneur."  She has come up with an innovative way to transform discarded plastic bags into backpacks for everyday use.   Aweko has…

01 10 2019 | 09:18

Turning the tables: global poverty conference to be held in a slum.

Inaugural World Poverty Forum – dubbed ‘Davos with the poor’ – to take place in Kenya’s Kibera to ensure voices of poorest are heard. A global conference on poverty is to take place in Africa’s…

27 09 2019 | 10:54

Tanzania's Int'l Trade Show on Solar Products, Eqpts & Machinery (7-9/11/2019).

Solar returns to Tanzania at the Diamond Jubilee Expo Center, Dar-es-Salaam 5th Solar Africa 2019, East Africa's largest Solar Technology Products, Machinery and Equipment fair, is back again this…

27 09 2019 | 10:41

Tanzania hunter-gatherers in New York City to receive 2019 Equator Prize for carbon-offset project that protects forests and earns financial rewards.

Hadza people have lost 90% of their land to farmers and livestock herders $300,000 earned from carbon project pays for schools, health care Leading example during 2019 Climate Week of a ‘natural…

19 09 2019 | 08:02

Deforestation damage goes far beyond the Amazon.

West Africa and Congo basin are hotspots for forest loss but receive lower global attention.

19 09 2019 | 07:19

The battle against wildlife poachers is increasingly high-tech.

As conservation groups get smarter about technology, so do the poachers they are fighting to stop. Wednesday marked a milestone in the battle to protect endangered species, when an international…

18 09 2019 | 08:44

Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark.

Worldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology. Electricity could be delivered to more than a billion people currently…

16 09 2019 | 09:26

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) finances two renewable projects in Sierra Leone and Kenya.

Two renewable energy projects in Africa are receiving funding from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).

15 09 2019 | 14:11

Accra - C&I solar conference - 21 October 2019

Time: 08:00 AΜ To: 05:00 PM Date:Oct 21, 2019 AFSIA is proud to invite you to its first conference in Ghana. This conference will be co-organized with ECREEE, the ECOWAS Center for Renewable…