NAMIBIA: two wastewater treatment plants will be rehabilitated in Windhoek for drinking water

MOROCCO: the EBRD and the GEF lend €13 million for water and “Reuse” in Guelmim-Oued Noun

BOTSWANA: Scatec completes financing of the 1st phase of the Mmadinare solar park

AFRICA: Africa50 and Amea will co-develop solar parks in five countries

Rwandan politician who criticised Sunak’s bill fears for her safety

A Rwandan opposition politician who publicly criticised the UK’s deportation deal this week fears for her safety after a presidential adviser condemned her for “waging war on her compatriots”.

More than 60 people presumed dead after boat sinks off Libya, says UN

Dozens of people are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said, in the latest migration tragedy off north 

Judge throws out Kabwe lead-poisoning case against Anglo American mining

A South African court has thrown out a case brought against the multinational mining company Anglo American on behalf of 140,000 Zambian women and children, who allege

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

What are the WTO’s new Trade Policy Tools? The new tools offer opportunities for countries to mitigate the climate change effect of their trade practices.

How Afrilabs is powering Africa’s tech revolution through community

 For over a decade, AfriLabs has been at the forefront of cultivating a vibrant tech ecosystem across the African continent.

A UAE company has secured African land the size of the UK for controversial carbon offset projects

In late September, Zimbabwe’s environment minister signed away control over a staggering amount of land — 

Period poverty: How air pollution in Kenya could make periods heavier, more painful and more expensive

Every month, Alice Shikuku has to choose between buying enough food for her family and buying sanitary pads for her daughter.

Away from threat of Islamist violence or floods, health risks for pregnant women in Nigeria's refugee camps remain high 

Aisha Aliyu is eight-months pregnant and sprawled out on a mat in front of her house with four of her children spread around her feet.

EPA Begins a Review Process That Could Bring an End to Toxic, Flammable Vinyl Chloride

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that vinyl chloride would be among five chemicals to begin the process for risk evaluation prioritization un

Rural Arizona Has Gone Decades Without Groundwater Regulations. That Could Soon Change

It’s been nearly a decade since Steven Kisiel’s well at his home in Wilcox, Arizona, ran dry. 

Plastics, pesticides and pills: how chemical exposures affect sperm health

Sperm is on the decline. But why?

English councils have issued just three fines under tighter wood burner rules

There has been just one prosecution and three fines handed out for people using banned wood-burning stoves in England, data has revealed.

Human-driven extinction of bird species twice as high as thought, study says

About 12% of the world’s bird species have been driven to extinction by human activity, new research has found – double previous estimates.

Cop28’s winners and losers: from fossil fuel firms to future generations

Winners The oil and gas industry

Short hops and economy class: five expert tips on how to reduce your emissions on holiday

Across the Pacific, island nations are leaning into tourism to reboot their economies after the pandemic. But tourists cause significant greenhouse gas emissions and waves of waste: major threats to the islands.

‘Not conducive to our survival’: Pacific islands on the climate frontline respond to Cop28 deal

“We are now swimming against the tide and trying our best to survive,” Lavenia Naivalu told Cop28 this month.