Uganda: City Hall advances on waste-to-energy facility in Mukono District

The leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said the 135 acres of land in Ddundu Parish, Mukono District earmarked for waste management, is currently undergoing preparatory works for the development of a waste-to-energy facility.

President Akufo-Addo Calls For Stronger China-Africa Cooperation In Industrialization And Green Development

At the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) High-Level Meeting in Beijing on September 5, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo highlighted the critical need for China-Africa collaboration in industrialization, agricultural modernization, and green development.

Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 to Solidify Angola’s Position as an Emerging Gas Powerhouse

With plans to increase the share of natural gas in its energy matrix to 25% by 2025, Angola is promoting investments in both associated and non-associated gas ventures.

African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 to Navigate the Future of Oil & Gas Financing Amid Energy Transition

As the global energy landscape shifts towards cleaner and more sustainable sources, Africa’s oil and gas sector faces challenges in securing financing for upstream projects.

European Union-Tanzania Blue Economy Partnership Deepens with Upcoming Visit by Director General

Ms. Charlina Vitcheva, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will visit Tanzania from September 9 to 11, 2024.

Us ‘Fossil Fuel Fanboys’ Stand for Africa – We Won’t be Deterred by Hateful Bashing

Independent researcher and activist Richard Worthington has turned to slander to get a headline, publishing an attack article against the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) and its annual event, African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in Africa

The United Nations General Assembly adopts Resolution on the modalities for the 2026 United Nations (UN) Water Conference which will be co-hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Senegal

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed today’s adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution on the modalities for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urges inclusion of refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in flood response across West and Central Africa

With the onset of the rainy season, severe flooding across Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria has significantly worsened the situation of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the region.

As conflict and climate change grow worldwide, the nearly 200 million children out of school or unable to learn need proven solutions

As a new school year begins for millions of children worldwide, across crisis-affected contexts there are 72 million children out of school and another 127 million in school but unable to learn key skills.

African Minds Gather To Regreen The Continent – And Everyone Is Welcome To Join

On 17 September, Africa’s largest conference on landscape restoration will convene thousands in Nairobi, Kenya, and online Leading experts and practitioners will share African solutions for sustainable agrifood systems, a just transition, technology for land use, AI

African expert: A new development vision is needed for Africa to shake off colonial legacy

Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires

Handout picture released by the Brazilian presidency shows the drought-hit Jaquiri river in Manaquiri, Amazonas State, northern Brazil on Tuesday. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian Presidency/AFP/Getty Images

Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say

The Marmolada glacier has lost 70 hectares of its surface – the equivalent of 98 football fields – in the past five years. Photograph: Giulia Faccin/The Guardian

G20 countries turning backs on fossil fuel pledge, say campaigners

Campaigners have claimed some of the world’s largest economies are turning their backs on a pledge made last year to transition away from fossil fuels.

‘Two incredible extreme events’: Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running

Dr Will Hobbs, a sea ice researcher at the University of Tasmania, said it could take decades for the Antarctic ecosystem to recover from an event like last year. Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images

Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study

Greta Thunberg is arrested by police officers during a climate protest outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden, in March. Photograph: Michael Campanella/Getty Images

Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime

Three developing countries have taken the first steps towards transforming the world’s response to climate breakdown and environmental destruction by making ecocide a punishable criminal offence.

Most US voters say plastics industry should be held responsible for recycling claims – report

Concern about the fossil fuel and plastics industries’ alleged deception about recycling is growing, with new polling showing a majority of American voters, including 5

Britain now stifles peaceful dissent like a repressive regime. It’s time to roll back our anti-protest laws

Demonstrators at a protest against the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, London, 1 May 2021. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Will Australia’s iconic landmarks be destroyed by climate change?