World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global heating, ministers from four leading economies have suggested.

Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

The destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, experts have warned.

Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist

Africa must take greater control in the industries it supplies with raw materials to lift its people from poverty and seize its own destiny in a low-carbon world, one of the continent’s leading environmentalists has urged.

Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert

Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said.

MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies

European lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heating.

'Floods swept away my sons, what do I do now?'

Burst dam in Kenya pushes flood death toll past 120

US seeing rise in climate-related power outages, report says

Power outages in the US are rising, as climate-related extreme weather strain an already burdened energy grid. Over the last decade, severe storm outages increased by 74% compared with the previous 10 years.

Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution

Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with six responsible for a quarter of that, based on the findings of a piece of research p

The Guardian view on globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich

Developing nations have long complained that glo

‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third

The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global treaty to cut plastic pollution, analysis shows.

‘Outrageous’ climate activists get in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work?

The head of ExxonMobil told to “eat shit” as he was about to receive an award. A US senator and coal boss called a “sick fuck”, almost sparking a brawl. Theatre shows interrupted.

New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn

The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of collapse.

After 118 deaths in Kenya, deadly floods threaten the Horn of Africa

While Kenya continues to mourn its dead following devastating floods that have claimed 118 lives according to the latest report, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is warning that torrential rain could hit at least three other countr

IVORY COAST: agro-industrialist Adam condemned for polluting waterways in the country

Adam Afrique, the Ivorian producer of soaps and table oils made from palm nuts, has just been found guilty of polluting waterways in the south of Ivory Coast, near the Kossihouen recycling and technical landfill centre.

The AFC joins the mega-project to transport green energy from Morocco to England

Xlinks, the promoter of a $25 billion investment project to transport clean electricity from Morocco to the UK, is opening up its capital to a new investor.

The secrets of Tanzania’s new electric train, the talk of Africa

Between the inauguration of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway and the planned West African railway linking Abidjan to Ouagadougou, the number of projects on Africa's railways is increasing.

CAMEROON: Towards the launch of the 9-town drinking water supply project in Dschang

The second phase of the Nine Towns Drinking Water Supply Project (PAEP) can begin in Dschang, in the Menoua department of western Cameroon.

KENYA: Thika’s drinking water system to be upgraded with €114m from Danida

Announced in 2022 by the Thika Water and Sewerage Company (THIWASCO), the financing agreement for the project to modernise and extend the Thika drinking water supply system has finally been signed.

ODD8: how climate change affects 70% of the world’s workers

To mark International Workers' Day, which is celebrated every year on May 1st, the Afrik21 editorial team takes a look at the impact of climate change on health and working conditions.