Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya?

It took several days of peaceful popular uprisings, violent confrontations with the police and the army, the illegal arrests and detention of protesters, the tragic death of several protesters at the hands of state security forces, and the burning of its parliament building for the Kenyan governm

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Kenya's Ruto dismisses most of his cabinet after weeks of deadly protests

Burkina Faso junta adopts draft law to criminalise homosexuality

DAKAR, July 11 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalises homosexuality.   The West African nation has been among

Nigeria’s crude oil production in June rises to 1.27 million barrels daily- OPEC

Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production in the month of June rose marginally to 1.276 million barrels. This represents an increase of just 25 thousand barrels daily from 1.251 million barrels p/d recorded in the previous month of May.  

Ethiopia earns record $1.4bn from coffee exports

Coffee exports brought Ethiopia $1.43 billion in revenue during the just-concluded Ethiopian fiscal year, the government has said.

DRC: Kasumbalesa draws on university expertise for sustainable urban development

A tripartite agreement on sustainable urban development has just been signed between the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), the University of Lubumbashi and the town of Kasumbalesa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

A new PPP for a 50 MW solar farm in the north of Ivory Coast

The government of Ivory Coast has signed a concession agreement with a new investor.

TUNISIA: Zarat water desalination plant launched to serve 3 governorates

The town of Zarat in Tunisia has a new seawater desalination plant.

KENYA: Norway invests $307m in electric mobility start-ups

Norwegian investment fund Norfund is to invest $307 million in the development of electromobility solutions in Kenya, in particular those of start-up BasiGo.

Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body

New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of t

Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure in Death Valley as temperature reaches 128F

A visitor to Death Valley national park died on Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128F (53.3C) in eastern California,

Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?

Illustration: Israel Vargas

Canberra trial shows EVs can provide backup power to grid in blackouts and emergencies

On 13 February, when freak winds brought down a transmission line in Victoria and shut down the state’s largest pow

Houses and pylons: Labour’s biggest business challenges

A landslide victory for Labour was also a satisfactory result for the vigilantes of the bond market. A Conservative administration that served up Liz Truss’s reckless budget of unfunded giveaways in 2022 has been punished.

‘There’s angry people out there’: inside the renewable energy resistance in regional Australia

Photograph: Krystle Wright/The Guardian

Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?

The artificial intelligence boom has driven big tech share prices to fresh highs, but at the cost of the sector’s climate aspirations.

Gambia lawmakers back recommendations to maintain female genital mutilation ban

Dakar, Senegal — Gambian lawmakers adopted recommendations Monday for the country to maintain its ban on female genital mutilation ahead of a vote later this month on whether to decriminalize the practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been outlawed in Gambia since 2015, but the deeply

Sudanese war refugees in Chad face further hardship

Image: Marie-Helena Laurent/WFP/AP/picture alliance In the eastern Chadian town of Adre, refugees continue to pour in, coming on horseback, with donkeys or — in most cases — on foot, recounting harrowing tales of survival.

Shell Plans to Drill in South African Block Near Namibia Finds

Shell Plc plans to explore an offshore South African oil block located across the maritime border with Namibia, where a number of discoveri