With their cattle killed by five years of drought, and aid agencies focused on children and mothers, older people in the Horn of Africa are facing terrible malnutrition
Global development is…
Radio France Internationale
More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an American NGO report published…
A high-ranking executive of a Chinese solar panel maker was arrested on arrival at Munich airport in Germany accused of white-collar crime dating back several years to now-defunct EU trade measures…
The president of Turkmenistan has launched two initiatives aimed at cutting the colossal leaks of methane from the country’s oil and gas industry. Success would represent a major achievement in…
Mica, aged 15, learned about climate change at the young age of four, when his parents showed him the documentary Chasing Ice.
“I understood it more than my parents thought I would,” he testified…
The chairman of Tata Steel UK has called for a "level playing field" as it seeks UK government subsidies to decarbonise its Port Talbot steelworks.
Henrik Adam said European competitors were…
Namibia's government prohibits the export of unprocessed lithium, and other rare earth minerals to capitalize on the rising demand for renewable energy technology metals.
The move aligns with…
NAIROBI, KENYA —
A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that…
The Rwandan government and the African Union Commission (AUC) on Saturday concluded agreements for the establishment of the headquarters of the first ever African Medicines Agency in Kigali.
On 10…
Since the early 2010s, China has been the world’s foremost photovoltaic (PV) equipment supplier. But, the dragon may no longer breathe easy, with India set to offer a stiff challenge to its dominance.
The Deputy President (DP), Rigathi Gachagua has led the groundbreaking for the construction of the Menengai Geothermal Power Project in Nakuru County, Kenya. The project targets adding 35 Megawatt (…
The construction of Africa’s first-of-a-kind digital village has begun in Ratoma, Guinea.
Recently, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Kipé, within the premises of the Ratoma Vocational Training…
As Somalia faces a devastating drought, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the United Nations (UN) and the Somali federal government are launching a campaign to plant 30,000…
While floods are destroying crops in Rwanda, a digital solution should help to improve farming practices and climate resilience in a number of towns, starting with Musanze, 98 kilometres from Kigali…
Invited to the second International Economic day of Municipalities in Cameroon (JEICOM23), which closed on 3 June 2023 in Cameroon, the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) gave an…
In a report published on 6 June 2023, the American non-governmental organisation (NGO) International Rescue Committee (IRC) states that at least 16 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in…
In Egypt, the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has entrusted the management of petroleum and mineral oil waste from around 2,400 companies and industrial establishments to the…
Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a national memorial site, a minister has said.
The discovery of…
As the second edition of the International Economic Days of Municipalities in Cameroon (JEICOM23), closed last Saturday at the Congress Hall in Yaoundé, the Afrik21 editorial team takes a closer look…
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed in favour of the development of smart cities in Kenya. The MoU was signed between the government of the East African country Korea. They were…
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