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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

South Africa: New Covid-19 Variant Detected, Institute Confirms

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the presence of a new variant of Covid-19 in the country. A total of 22 positive cases infected with the new… Read more »

Nigeria: 'It's Not Enough to Save Lives, We Must Do It Sustainably' - Temie Giwa-Tubosun | Transcript

AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Nigerian entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, who not only built her healthcare, technology and logistics company Lifebank from the ground up… Read more »

Nigeria: The Vision That Drives Lifebank Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun

"I don't sit here and say, back me because I'm a woman, I say back me because I'm doing something that is great, back me because we're going to be great. We're going to prove once… Read more »

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 »

Uganda: 'Start Caring - The Climate Crisis is Here' #AfricaClimateCrisis

AllAfrica's Jerry Chifamba spoke with Cynthia Kinyera, a young Ugandan who was one of a few people who defended climate activist Vanessa Nakate from harsh tweets after Nakate said… Read more »

Uganda: Young, African Climate Activists Like Vanessa Nakate Need Our Support #AfricaClimateCrisis

When we speak about young African voices fighting climate change, Vanessa Nakate comes to mind. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Cooler Solutions for Urban Cities That are Feeling the Heat #AfricaClimateCrisis

The climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It has already begun. Extreme heat is threatening millions of people around the globe. It is bringing death, the destruction… 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: A Healthy Environment is a Human Right, Says UN Body #AfricaClimateCrisis

Outdoor spaces is what most people have been craving during the Covid-19 pandemic, when a series of lockdowns across the world forced countless people indoors. And these enforced… Read more »

Africa: Climate Services are Crucial for Climate Adaptation But Underfunded, Report Says #AfricaClimateCrisis

Water. Where we get it, how much it costs, and its quality are inescapable questions, the answers to which are crucial for life on earth. And as our climate changes due to the… Read more »

Africa: 'Uncertainty, Loneliness and Grief - The Impact of Covid-19 on Children, Young People'

Almost 3 years into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, depression among children and young people has reportedly worsened, with on average 50-60% of young people living in… Read more »

Africa: Helping Girls Attain Their Educational Dreams without Discrimination

Nineteen-year-old Justina (not her real name) from the southwestern region of Nigeria had just been admitted to the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Nigeria, when she… Read more »

Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace

It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »