MoU signed to facilitate development of smart cities in Kenya
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed in favour of the development of smart cities in Kenya. The MoU was signed between the government of the East African country Korea.
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AFRICA: the city of today: the test of the demographic explosion and the climate
As the second edition of the International Economic Days of Municipalities in Cameroon (JEICOM23), closed last Saturday at the Congress Hall in Yaoundé, the Afrik21 editorial team takes a closer look at the challenges facing African cities in an environment where food inse
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Kenya to convert massacre forest into a memorial site
Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a national memorial site, a minister has said.
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EGYPT: Petrotrade to manage oil waste from 2,400 companies and industries
In Egypt, the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has entrusted the management of petroleum and mineral oil waste from around 2,400 companies and industrial establishments to the Egyptian company Petrotrade.
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Debt, climate emergency… A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact
At a time when African countries are in a situation of debt overhang exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, France wants to redefine the global financial pact, in a context also marked by the global climate emergency.
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CENTRAL SAHEL: climate change affects more than 16 million people
In a report published on 6 June 2023, the American non-governmental organisation (NGO) International Rescue Committee (IRC) states that at least 16 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in the central Sahel region, comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Albin Lazare: “The environment and the SDGs are at the heart of city diplomacy”
Invited to the second International Economic day of Municipalities in Cameroon (JEICOM23), which closed on 3 June 2023 in Cameroon, the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) gave an interview to AFRIK21.
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RWANDA: a climate-smart farming solution in Musanze
While floods are destroying crops in Rwanda, a digital solution should help to improve farming practices and climate resilience in a number of towns, starting with Musanze, 98 kilometres from Kigali. “Smart Potato Greenhouse Technology (SPGT).
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SOMALIA: ATMIS to plant 30,000 trees to green the country by December 2024
As Somalia faces a devastating drought, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the United Nations (UN) and the Somali federal government are launching a campaign to plant 30,000 trees in the country.
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Construction of Africa’s first-of-a-kind digital village begins in Ratoma, Guinea
The construction of Africa’s first-of-a-kind digital village has begun in Ratoma, Guinea.
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Menengai Geothermal Power Project in Kenya Breaks Ground
The Deputy President (DP), Rigathi Gachagua has led the groundbreaking for the construction of the Menengai Geothermal Power Project in Nakuru County, Kenya. The project targets adding 35 Megawatt (MW) to the national grid upon completion.
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India’s rising prominence in solar photovoltaic manufacturing
Since the early 2010s, China has been the world’s foremost photovoltaic (PV) equipment supplier. But, the dragon may no longer breathe easy, with India set to offer a stiff challenge to its dominance.
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Rwanda: Kigali signs agreement to host African Medicines Agency
The Rwandan government and the African Union Commission (AUC) on Saturday concluded agreements for the establishment of the headquarters of the first ever African Medicines Agency in Kigali.
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Startup Firm Leads Kenya Into World of High-Tech Manufacturing
NAIROBI, KENYA — A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that operate modern devices from mobile phones to refrigerators.
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Namibia takes control of its resources as it bans the export of unprocessed vital mineral
Namibia's government prohibits the export of unprocessed lithium, and other rare earth minerals to capitalize on the rising demand for renewable energy technology metals. The move aligns with Namibia's aim to become a major player in the battery metals market as global interest
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Port Talbot: Tata boss calls for subsidies to be greener
The chairman of Tata Steel UK has called for a "level playing field" as it seeks UK government subsidies to decarbonise its Port Talbot steelworks. Henrik Adam said European competitors were receiving "billions of pounds" from governments to transition to greener operations.
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It’s not the job of children to fix the climate crisis. We must show them grown-ups are leading the way
When I was in primary school my favourite Baby-Sitters Club member was Dawn Schafer, the environmental crusader. This was the 1990s, when we were all very concerned about CFCs and other greenhouse gases, although not enough to lose sleep over them.
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Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor
Rich countries are signing a “death sentence” for millions of poor people around the world by failing to phase out fossil fuels, the climate activist Greta Thunberg
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‘I’m a prisoner in my own home,’ asthma sufferer, 15, tells landmark US climate trial
Mica, aged 15, learned about climate change at the young age of four, when his parents showed him the documentary Chasing Ice.
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Turkmenistan moves towards plugging massive methane leaks
The president of Turkmenistan has launched two initiatives aimed at cutting the colossal leaks of methane from the country’s oil and gas industry.
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