Many are still missing after this month’s floods. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent, and it can be devastating
Survivors of South Africa’s devastating floods have described “sheet upon…
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
Drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia are seeing “dramatic” increases in…
A high dependence on agriculture has left rural households in sub-Saharan Africa particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. This column combines a multi-country panel dataset…
Some locals in KwaZulu-Natal blame poor governance for exacerbating problem
As KwaZulu-Natal struggles to rebuild after the deadly floods that decimated the province this month, understanding the…
Six in 10 people will be living in cities by 2030. This is concerning. Cities are responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet cities can also do a lot to mitigate climate change…
Decades after the oppressive regime ended, its impacts are still being seen in South Africa.
Climate change has already decided the theme that will define the year 2022 for Southern Africa: extreme…
Egypt has intensified climate policy discussions with African countries ahead of COP27.
CAIRO — Egypt has recently intensified its discussions with African countries to determine the continent's…
Lilongwe, 7 April 2022- The World Health Organization Malawi Country Office (WCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health held World Health Day commemoration under the
The African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in May will focus on the impact of climate change on Africa and the need for a just energy transition on the continent, the Bank Group’s Secretary…
The leaders of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed Friday on a regional strategy to deal with global warming over the next 10 years.
Members of the regional organisation, in…
Heavy rains led to hundreds of deaths and widespread damage
Climate change amped up the rains that pounded southeastern Africa and killed hundreds of people during two powerful storms in early 2022…
African start-ups raise US$1.8bn in Q1
African start-ups set up a new record in the first quarter of the year (2022) by raising over US$1.8bn. This is two and half times what they managed to raise…
The Nissan facility positions the republic as an automobile hub in West Africa
Japanese automaker Nissan has begun assembling cars from a new site in Ghana, making it the centre of automobile…
We are extremely pleased to share outcomes from our High-Level Dialogue inon Leveraging the Potential of Green Bonds to Scale-Up Climate Action, where global leaders highlighted a number of concrete…
Their exit leaves a void in the retail market for other banks to fill
Africa’s banking industry is seeing the exit of major international banks. British bank Standard Chartered is the latest to…
The call comes in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Millers in Kenya have warned that the country could run out of options if the wheat import ban from India…
The Japanese funded terminal will boost Kenyan port capacity and facilitate trade
The Kenyan Port Authority (KPA) says it will begin work on the extension of the Mombasa Container Terminal in April…
The three-way deal could potentially put 100m tonnes of iron ore on the market every year
A US$15bn deal has been reached between the Guinean government, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, and a…
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