Work begins on Abidjan’s BRT to link Yopougon and Bingerville in 45 minutes

The city of Abidjan will soon have its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), worth 363 million euros. The first 20 km line will link the coincils of Yopougon and Bingerville in just 45 minutes.

British oil and gas giant BP has its eye on the Egyptian hydrogen market

Following in the footsteps of French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies, British Petrolium (BP) has now expressed an interest in developing Egypt's burgeoning green hydrogen industry.

Burkina Faso shows 20 SMEs how to combine competitiveness and low carbon consumption

A call for applications is open until 20 July 2024 for industrial and commercial companies based in six communes of Burkina Faso.

Oil Consumption to Peak Next Year, Still Drive Warming Above 2°C, BP Says

One of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers is forecasting that global oil demand will peak next year, but still remain high enough for long enough to drive average global warming above 2°C.

Renewable Energy: A Timeline

Today’s wind and solar resources didn’t come out of nowhere. The first efforts to use of wind to generate electricity was 134 years ago, and the photoelectric effect was discovered six decades earlier.

Ahead of Summit of the Future, countries commit to accelerate their delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals

Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

Until just a few years ago, the right riverbank of the Seine in Paris was an urban highway used by over 40,000 vehicles every day.

Lessons From the Coal Boom That Didn’t Happen

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Africa's Zero Dollar Decolonial Climate Action Plan

Is There Such a Thing As 'Better' Meat? It’s Complicated

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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave.

JD Vance: Climate activists alarmed by Trump’s ‘dangerous’ pick for vice president

Is the Food Industry Concealing Possible Destruction of the Tropics From the Public?

Palm oil is one of the most used vegetable oils in the world and is 

SOUTH AFRICA: $250m Nedbank loan to support water supply in Limpopo

Underway since June 2019, work on phase 2 of the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP-2A) is set to accelerate over the coming months in Lephalale, a municipality in the South African province of Limpopo, thanks to a R4.5 billion (around $250 million)

Spiro receives Museveni’s support to launch its e-mobility activities in Uganda

Electromobility company Spiro has added Uganda to its list of countries of operation.

Nigerian Regulator Says Dangote Seeking Import Ban on Diesel

Aliko Dangote has asked Nigeria to suspend imports of diesel and aviation fuel in a move that would hand his refinery a monopoly on their sale, the head of the country’s regulatory agency said.

Zambia asks mines to curtail normal power use by 40% amid crunch

Zambia has asked mining companies in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer to double their power-saving efforts to 40% of normal demand, as the worst drought in decades saps hydroelectric generation.

Military spending in DRC and South Sudan rose fastest in the world: society ends up paying the price

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The store kitting out Kenyan champions-in-the-making

On the side of a red-clay road in Iten, a large town in the west of Kenya, resides a small corrugated-metal hut. It has no windows, nor typical signage above its yellow front door; instead, handpainted lettering on the side of the structure invites passers-by in with the words “For All Runners”.

US oil company ran 1977 article predicting climate crisis could cause starvation

Marathon Petroleum predecessor warned of potential for ‘social and economic calamities’ in decades-old publication