Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035

Six African cities will have more than 10 million people by 2035, with the continent’s booming young population making it the world’s fastest urbanising region, according to a report.

Uganda ponders lessons from deadly garbage landslide

At least 35 people are now known to have died in a massive garbage landslide following torrential rains that battered parts of Uganda, triggering exten

Former poacher spreads conservation message in rural Zimbabwe

A pioneer in Chiredzi, southeastern Zimbabwe is trying to change local attitudes towards wildlife.

Gabon’s Nguema bans foreign holidays for government officials

Gen Oligui Nguema imposes travel restrictions on members of transitional government and limits holiday leave to one week. Speculation grows that Gen Nguema may run for president in next year's election. Gen Nguema seized power by overthrowing his cousin, Ali Bongo, who

World's second-largest diamond found in Botswana

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.

Nigeria’s Giant Dangote Oil Refinery Starting to Make Gasoline

Africa’s largest oil refinery is on the brink of producing significant volumes of gasoline, a landmark moment with the potential to transform the global market for the fuel.

China to pitch green tech exports to African leaders as Western curbs loom

Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema waves as he arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport ahead of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, Sep. 1, 2024. Ken Ishii/Pool via REUTERS

Senegal urged to avoid opaque oil contract renegotiations

Senegal’s decision to set up a commission to re-examine its oil and gas contracts has been greeted with calls for transparency by energy industry insiders.

WMO: Africa faces steep costs as temperatures soar

FILE - Residents of Pumula East township walk home after fetching water from a well, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe March 7, 2024.

Banks Have Committed to Net Zero but Aren’t on Track to Reach It

Cover Image by: eye35/Alamy Stock Photo Building a sustainable future, in which people and nature thrive and climate change is held in check, is possible. The rewards will be vast, but getting there will require massive investments.

These 10 Countries Are Phasing Out Coal the Fastest

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How Separate Climate Targets Can Help Avoid Overreliance on Carbon Removal

The science is clear: To achieve its climate goals, the global community will need to reach net-zero carbon dioxid

Can Clean Hydrogen Fuel a Clean Energy Future?

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Africa is DESIGNED to stay underdeveloped by neo-colonialism | Talk with African scholar Fadhel Kaboub

Alarm as Australia records ‘gobsmacking’ hot August temperatures

Friday afternoon at Bondi beach in Sydney, where the temperature reached 30C – the hottest August day on record since 1995. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip

Loy Yang coal-fired power plant in Victoria. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The Guardian

Millions swelter as central and eastern US placed under excessive heat watch

People walk during a heatwave in Arlington, Virginia on 28 August 2024. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Millions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch.

Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries

The Young Creek wildfire in Tweedsmuir South provincial park, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2023. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/AFP/Getty Images

South Korea’s climate law violates rights of future generations, court rules

South Korean climate campaigners outside the constitutional court in Seoul. Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Which multiple record breaker is so hot right now? Fiona Katauskas

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