‘People think they’ll smell but they don’t’: building homes from mushroom waste and weeds

Namibia has a severe housing shortage, with woody encroacher bush reducing the amount of land available for building.Photograph: Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group/Getty

Turkey to send navy to Somalia after agreeing oil and gas search

Somalia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Abdirisaaq Omar Mohamed (L) shakes hands with Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar after a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey on March 7, 2024. PHOTO | X via Alparslan Bayraktar (@aBayraktar1)

More than 200 die in southern Ethiopia landslides

Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern

Nigeria investigates fuel imports after Dangote Refinery rift with regulator

LAGOS, July 22 (Reuters) - Nigerian lawmakers on Monday set up a committee to investigate crude shortages to local refineries and importation of dirty fuels, issues at the heart of a rift between the Dangote Refinery and Nigeria's downnstream oil regulator.

In Togo, these school uniforms are at the center of a movement offering girls and women a chance to build better lives

Top 10 African countries with the highest diamond production values

Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 diamond-producing countries in Africa. The list is courtesy of Kimberley Process. Botswana's diamond production from mines in 2023 was valued at 3.28 billion U.S.

Kenya top recipient of AfDB funding in East Africa

Kenya tops the East and Central African region as the biggest beneficiary of funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) over the last decade.

Botswana pushes for law granting locals 24% mining ownership

Botswana is proposing a new law requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in their operations to locals. Botswana is a leading diamond producer in Africa and second globally, after Russia. The proposed amendment seeks to increase the local stakeholding from 15% to

Egypt: 19th book fair in Alexandria attracts summer visitors

In the Egyptian city of Alexandria, summer visitors are flocking to the 19th book fair, a two-week event running until July 28th.

Malawi welcomes first fuel train in two decades

Blantyre, Malawi     — A trainload of diesel fuel has arrived in Malawi for the first time in 21 years, signaling the end of fuel shortages. Malawian authorities said the arrival Tuesday marked the beginning of regular fuel transport to the country on a newly refurbished rail line from the I

15 people dead, more than 195 missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Mauritania

At least 15 people have died and more than 195 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

Ghana's top court upholds law criminalising gay sex

Same-sex couple, Naa Shika, 37, a fetish priestess, and her partner Kay, 27, a human rights activist, sit together during a discussion on the topic of Fiducia Supplicans, a Declaration approved by Pope Francis, that allows Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, in Accra, Ghana.

Kenyan farmers turn to sustainable methods to combat soil acidity

In an effort to combat increasingly acidic soil, farmers in Kenya are turning away from industrial farming methods. Planting vegetables, Benson Wanjala and his wife are working to cultivate their two-acre plot of land on the outskirts of Nairobi.

Finance and foreign ministers call for remaking the international financial system in the interest of developing countries

A cautionary tale from South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’

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Africa’s richest man scrambles to calm crisis around $20 billion refinery

LAGOS — Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is battling to get his $20 billion refinery in Nigeria fully functional and begin recouping returns on his investment as clashes with local regulators and oil majors spill over into a public war of words.

Kenya’s new cabinet: finance minister faces an uphill battle against corruption, unemployment and debt

Kenya faces difficult times ahead because of

The Untold: Turning Activism into Action—Climate Change, Climate Refugees, and Greenpeace’s Mission

5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

Cover Image by: Anthony Quintano/Flickr As wildfires become more frequent and more severe worldwide, people near and far are increasingly feeling their impacts.

Rebuilding Kenya Stronger: Here's What's Needed to Rebound After Catastrophic Floods

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