1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (913+ words) A group of farmers plans to sue the developers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in a British court, claiming the project breaches the Ugandan constitution and climate and environment law. In a previously unreported letter before action,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1395+ words) Curbs on raw minerals exports by more than a dozen African countries are unlikely to kickstart home-grown processing industries unless they are accompanied by major investments in energy infrastructure, private sector partnerships and regional cooperation, mining analysts say. Last month,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (782+ words) Flora Vano is country manager at ActionAid Vanuatu. We are living at a time when women and girls are experiencing significant rollbacks of their rights across the board, in health, climate action, education, politics; you name it,it'shappening all around…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (847+ words) Installations of solar power in Africa jumped 54% in 2025, new data shows, marking the fastest annual growth on record, driven by governments and development agencies deploying utility-scale projects and households and businesses putting in rooftop and commercial systems." Utility-scale projects accounted…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (804+ words) Scientists have found that the devastating floods triggered by intense rainfall in Southern Africa in recent weeks were made worse by climate change and have exposed deep social vulnerability in the region, causing a disaster described as "a textbook case…...

4+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (1039+ words) Editing: Helen Popper and Chlo" Farand Besides the dust that cloaks pathways, windowsills and gardens, the towering grey heaps of discarded rock are another unwelcome reminder of the platinum mine next door to the South African township of Chaneng. In…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1356+ words) Steve Capanna is policy director and Owen Zinaman is senior advisor for Crux Alliance." Just a few years ago, green hydrogen looked set to become a central pillar of the global energy transition. Governments across the world rolled out sweeping…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (635+ words) After agreeing an interim set of rules for how it will operate, the global Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will next month launch a call for proposals on how to address and repair the destruction caused by…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1206+ words) Zambian farmers are threatening to sue a Chinese copper mining company unless it pays billions of dollars in compensation following a massive toxic waste spill in February that killed fish, wrecked crops and contaminated water supplies. International mining experts have…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (555+ words) Editing: Joe Lo and Megan Rowling Imports of solar panels from China to Africa rose sharply in the year to June, capable of generating 60% more electricity than imports in the previous 12 months according to a new analysis of Chinese export…...