December 11, 2021
South Sudan: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on South Sudan Construction Company
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 08, 2021
Sierra Leone: Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis
Energy. Who has it, who doesn't, where it comes from and the consequences of its use are some of the greatest challenges we face. Read more »
December 06, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Brings 10 Challenges That Hinders Africa's Path to Recovery
Africa faces 10 key governance challenges it must resolve in order for it to fully recover from the Covid-19 outbreak, according to this report by the Mo Ibrahim… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries
Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
Nigeria: A Public Health Approach to Ending Building Collapses in Nigeria
Since 2007, 145 buildings have collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state and so-called centre of excellence. Recently, a nother building under construction in… Read more »
November 22, 2021
South Africa: Heavy Rains Flood Roads Along South Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
A downpour of heavy rains in George led to flooding in the Garden Route town, affecting transports and damaging homes and businesses. Read more »
November 16, 2021
Africa: How Farmers Use Agroforestry to Fight #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate change, combined with economic hardship is contributing to acute global food insecurity, hunger, and poverty, but solutions such as climate-resilient crops and… Read more »
November 11, 2021
Africa: Why Taking Climate Action Supports Global Health and Saves Money #AfricaClimateCrisis
What does health have to do with climate change? If you stop to think about it: Everything. Read more »
South Africa: No Time for Fossil Fools, Say Activists on South Africa's Push for Coal Power #AfricaClimateCrisis
Greenpeace Africa has criticised Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who at the opening of the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town called for "African solidarity"… Read more »
November 08, 2021
Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?
More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »
November 04, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the… Read more »
November 03, 2021
Africa: Tobacco Control Vs Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Never-Ending War?
The latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report was launched on October 27th, 2021. Titled: “ Fighting the last war: the WHO and International Tobacco Control , its… Read more »
South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis
A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »
October 29, 2021
Africa: Louder Global Calls for Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind #AfricaClimateCrisis
Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in… Read more »
October 22, 2021
Africa: The Carbon-Burning Model of Development is a Dead End - UN Secretary-General #AfricaClimateCrisis
As the build-up and the stakes for the global climate talks intensify, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for serious and solid… Read more »
October 21, 2021
Africa: How Intellectual Property Law is Holding Back Covid-19 Therapies
Médecins Sans Frontières' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (MSF Access Campaign) has hosted the first of a three-part webinar series which will examine how… Read more »
Africa: Can Africa Exploit its Energy Reserves and Be Part of the Solution to Climate Crisis?
In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income… Read more »
October 18, 2021
South Africa: Is South Africa Making Progress Towards a Just Energy Transition? #AfricaClimateCrisis
You have probably heard the term COP26 quite a lot by now. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference will see people from almost every country on the globe arrive in… Read more »
October 20, 2021
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Up to 118 Million of Africa's Poor - New Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate change will expose up to 118 million extremely poor Africans to drought, floods and extreme heat by 2030 if it is not addressed urgently. It could cut gross domestic… Read more »
October 19, 2021
South Africa: Why Supporting Small-Scale Farmers and Eating Locally is Climate Smart #AfricaClimateCrisis
Every day, the food we consume connects us to a vast global network of food manufacturers, farmers, retailers, traders, and many others involved in bringing food… Read more »