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Why is sub-Saharan Africa so Energy poor?
Africa remains the world’s most energy-scarce continent. Nearly 600 million of the world’s 789 million people without access to electricity live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the abundance of energy...
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COP29: USD1.3 climate finance for poor countries, but is it enough?
by Sophie Mbugua,Baku, Azerbaijan: Developing countries at the ongoing 29th UN Climate Summit (COP29) taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan say they need an ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal on Finance (NCQG) of at least USD 1.3 trillion per year. They have called on the...
Legislative Frameworks: The Key to an Energy Transition Focused on Human Rights
Clear frameworks for community benefit sharing in the mining and renewable energy sectors are essential. However, Manson Gwanyanya, the researcher and representative for South and Anglophone Africa at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, told the African Climate Conversations podcast that implementing these...
How can airlines help bridge existing weather data gaps?
Weather information is critical for communities, industries, and development sectors to adapt to climate change. Despite the severity and frequency of extreme weather events, there are significant gaps in weather observations and early warning services in Africa. However, on today’s episode, Dr. Abubakr Salih...
Meet a Kenyan teacher teaching children crucial environmental skills.
Our children are the next generation. We, as humans, pass on our legacy to them, whether good or bad. Environmental skills helps children understand the importance of preserving our natural resources and provides them with the tools to become responsible environmental stewards. Hence, teaching...
How WhatsApp transformed 70-year-old Kenyan woman’s beaded basket sales
This week, I was visiting a town in Makueni County, located in the southeastern part of Kenya. About an hour’s drive from Makueni’s capital town Wote, I met a 70-year-old lady who, after a severe three-year drought hit the village, learned how to weave...
Critical Minerals: has Africa learned from its past experience?
African nations are blessed with 30 percent of the world’s critical minerals. Minerals that the world needs to develop solar panels, wind turbines, renewable energy storage, electric vehicles, defence infrastructures, communication infrastructure, digital economy and many more. However, past mining activities since colonial era...
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COP29: USD1.3 climate finance for poor countries, but is it enough?