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Adesina: AfDB Spent $50bn to Boost Africa’s Infrastructure in 9 Years

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday said that in the past nine years, the bank had spent $50 billion to boost infrastructure on the African continent.

Kenya's president overrules ban on addictive stimulant

Kenya's President William Ruto has reversed a contentious ban imposed in parts of the country on muguka, a variety of the popular stimulant known as khat or miraa.

Ghana grants license for lithium exploration to Australian company

Atlantic Lithium Limited has been granted a license for lithium exploration in Ghana The exploration will take place at Senya Beraku, 70 kilometers from the company's flagship Ewoyaa project Atlantic Lithium Ltd.

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Seeking Solutions to Africa’s Climate Struggles

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled from my current home in Seattle to the community in Zimbabwe where I grew up—and where my 85-year-old mother still manages the family farm that once supported her 11 children. The contrast between the lush greenery of North America’s Pacific Northwest and the pa

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Global We the Women survey reveals women’s resolve to champion rights and representation in government

Survey results from 185 countries show 86 percent cite climate change, and more than 50 per cent identify conflict as primary concerns for the next decade.

Africa remains second fastest growing region globally with 41 countries' growth surge

African Economic Outlook predicts stronger growth rates in 41 African countries in 2024 compared to 2023 Africa's growth potential described as 'remarkable', retaining the second fastest-growing region position after developing Asia in 2024 and 2025 Challenges facing Af

Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal

Rich individuals in all countries must pay more to tackle the climate crisis, whether through taxes or charges on consumption, one of the architects of the Paris agreement has said.

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World will miss target of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030 – IEA

The world is off track to meet the goal of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030, a target viewed as vital to enable a swift global transition away from fossil fuels, but there are promising signs that the pace of progress may be picking up.

Energy

Why are Green parties polling badly for the European elections?

Voters may deal Green parties a blow that costs them up to one-third of their seats, if polls before this week’s European elections prove correct, in a shift that coul

Environment

The Day After Tomorrow at 20: a strangely prescient ecological warning

In the winter of 2013, a breakdown in the polar vortex allowed freezing cold air to escape southwards towards the North American continent.

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‘There is nowhere to fish any more’: life in the shadow of Nigeria’s biggest industrial complex

On the outskirts of Lagos sits Africa’s largest oil refinery, and beside it, the continent’s biggest fertiliser plant. Armed men guard the gates and the perimeters are lined with floodlights and security cameras.

If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

Here’s the thing about the Coalition’s latest nuclear policy.

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Sure, the Taylor Swift millipede is the least of our problems – but what we call wildlife matters

Unsurprisingly, numerous species of animal (including a flightless weevil and a parasitic flatworm) are named after David Attenborough – but were you aware of the

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Are the climate wars really over, or has a new era of greenwashing just begun?

Although the 2022 federal election ushered in a new era of progressive politics in Australia, as Labor’s first term in power has progressed many people are now wondering if the political deadlock on our nation’s climate policy has really been broken.

Climate

The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates

When you picture the tech industry, you probably think of things that don’t exist in physical space, such as the apps and internet browser on your phone.

Environment

Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps

In 2008, the late American climate scientist Wally Broecker warned of the global repercussions of polar ice loss.

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Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification

The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found.

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COP29 Joins IRENA to Track UAE Consensus Energy Outcomes Set at COP28

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Baku Azerbaijan, 5 June 2024 – The incoming COP29 Presidency, Azerbaijan, will partner with IRENA on the monitoring of progress towards tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, as called for in the First Global Stocktake conclude

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A MOMENT OF TRUTH: SPECIAL ADDRESS ON CLIMATE ACTION

Now is the “moment of truth” for climate action, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres as he laid out a sweeping blueprint for cuts in emissions, strengthening resilience, reforming financial flows and tackling the fossil fuel industry.

Climate

With developing countries facing dire outlook, United Nations Secretary-General and world leaders aim to stimulate economies to achieve SDGs

Initial action on scaling up MDB financing and rechannelling SDRs provides momentum to deliver SDG Stimulus

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