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Climate change ‘drowning’ West African coastline
Scattered scraggy palm trees blow in the sea breeze, and stone ruins rise from the sand — the last remnants of a village besieged by
The road to COP27: Making Africa’s case in the global climate debate
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the comprehensive 2022 Ibrahim Forum Report which now includes the main take aways and recommendations from the debates. It
A Holistic Approach to Africa’s Great Green Wall
African and European researchers are meeting in France to give fresh impetus to Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall project, intended to fight climate change and
South Africa is becoming Europe’s alternative to Russian coal
Starting in mid-August, European Union countries will stop importing coal from Russia, which means they’ll have to find alternative suppliers. Already, South Africa is one
Keeping fit and the environment clean in one lap
On a Saturday morning in Lomé, the Togolese capital, Felix Tagba stands patiently waiting at crossroads. Clad in blue shorts and a white jersey, ready
Plastic pollution clogs hydropower dam in DR Congo
At the southern end of the majestic Lake Kivu, bordered by green hills, a compact sheet of plastic waste is constantly forming, to the point
Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant
Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and
Should the African ‘cocoa OPEC’ believe in Nestlé’s premiums?
Nestlé is proposing a new system, which aims to increase cocoa farmers’ incomes, fight against child labour and improve bean traceability. Welcomed by Abidjan and
Was COP26 a success or failure for Africa?
At the beginning of COP26, over 25 African leaders spoke in Glasgow to demand climate justice. Despite calls for climate finance, funding for adaptation, and
Rwanda goes electric with locally made motorbikes
For 12 years Didier Ndabahariye has been ferrying passengers around the streets of Kigali – one of the thousands of motorbike taxi drivers, known locally
Africa’s leaders say rich countries need to quit oil and gas first
As negotiators at the Glasgow climate talks try to agree on greenhouse gas cuts, African leaders say poorer countries can’t be expected to remake their
The only country pulling its weight on climate change is The Gambia
If any country could be absolved of responsibility for the climate change crisis, it’s The Gambia. The Gambia is the smallest country in mainland Africa, wedged within the
Nigeria pledges to reach net-zero emissions by 2060
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude producer, joined some of the world’s largest energy exporters — Saudi Arabia and Russia — in pledging to eliminate planet-warming emissions
South Africa $8.5bn finance package offers a model for ending reliance on coal
A financial package to speed South Africa’s transition away from coal is creating a buzz at Cop26 climate talks, where campaigners hope it could provide
Madagascar may be suffering world’s first climate-induced famine
The World Food Program reports successive years of extreme weather events have plunged thousands of people in Madagascar into what WFP officials say is the
DRC president pledges to fight deforestation of the Congo basin at COP26
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi pledged to fight the deforestation of the Congo basin rainforest, the second largest in
Large energy projects set to transform Senegal’s economy
On the outskirts of a dusty village around 70km northeast of Dakar lies the largest windfarm in West Africa. Stretching across 41 hectares, the Taiba N’Diaye wind power project boasts 46 wind turbines and a total generation capacity of 158 MW.
The facility, inaugurated in February 2020, will provide 2m people with electricity and supply nearly a sixth of Senegal’s power when operating at full capacity. The project, which attracted over $400m from
Fewer animals are migrating across the Masai Mara
Wildlife in Tanzania and Kenya is under threat due to climate change, according to a local conservationist group that observes the migration of wild animals.