Lack of electricity supply for decades lures Kenyan small business owners to embrace solar systems
Lack of electricity supply for decades lures Kenyan small business owners to embrace solar systems For more than two decades, Morop village has never had any power supply, despite having overhead power lines running on roads By Wesley Langat March 26, 2024. 14:09 Electricity transmission lines running close to Eunice’s house at Moop […]
Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk
Increase In Petroleum Products Puts Nigerian Trees At Risk Some locals claimed to have given up using petroleum products in favour of burning firewood or tyres as fuel By Nwaobasi Chidinma Rosemary March 6, 2024. 10:30 am Photo shows multiple wood in uncompleted buildings used as fuel in Amafor village in Ohaji/Egbema community in Imo […]
South Africa: Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge JET gap
South Africa: Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge JET gap Development of R155-million LNG pilot in Amersfoort promoted as a way to alleviate energy shortages while South Africa transitions to renewable energy. Thabo Molelekwa investigates February 28, 2024. 11;20 a.m. A core hole drilling site at dawn. Kinetiko describes the Amersfoort project as South Africa’s largest […]
Burkina Faso’s botched policy increases plastic waste, kills livestock, forces importers to use sunlight to detect biodegradable plastic.
Burkina Faso’s botched policy increases plastic waste, kills livestock, forces importers to use sunlight to detect biodegradable plastic Despite the ban on non-biodegradable plastic importation and manufacture, the government has granted 918 import exemption certificates since 2015 By Issouf Tapsoba February 22, 2024. 9:00am Photo shows a reserved area transformed into a garbage dump. It […]
The cobalt curse of the DR Congo
The Cobalt Curse Of The DR Congo Cobalt is a critical energy transition mineral, but its use in batteries and electric vehicles comes at a high price for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Oscar Nkala investigates February 18, 2024. 9:05 am Photo shows cobalt ore packaged for export at Ruashi Mine in Kolwezi. Images […]
After The Colonist Report investigation, DRC IDPs got food
After The Colonist Report investigation, DRC IDPs got food The food distribution comes a week after The Colonist Report reported the level of hunger at the Kanyaruchinya camp By Anicet Kimonyo February 14, 2024. 9:41 .a.m Photo shows displaced people in Goma carrying their properties, moving away from the crisis […]
“The weather is too hot for the crops to yield”: How Climate Change is causing food scarcity in the Niger Delta.
“The weather is too hot for the crops to yield”: How Climate Change is causing food scarcity in the Niger Delta In the past, harvesting cassava required a hoe; however, these days, harvesting is possible without one, and the tubers are typically small. By Nwanekwu Faustina Chiwendu February 5, 2024. 12.26pm Photo showing Goi […]
Despite EU’s £92 Million Aid, DRC IDPs say help is scarce
Despite the EU’s €92 million aid, DRC IDPs say assistance is infrequent and they end up felling trees for fuel In October 2023, the EU announced it had spent €92 million for internally displaced persons in DR Congo, but IDPs said they hardly received support. By Anicet Kimonyo January 29, 2024. 11:55 am Kanyaruchinya […]
Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air
Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air “Yes, of course, I am aware of the pollution. This is a recycling plant,” says Kumar Jagdish, company unit director. By Dave Dembele January 25, 2024. 12:03pm Pallet of scrap lead-acid batteries/Wikimedia Common/ November 26, 2011 In Sanankoroba, a town outside of Bamako on Route Nationale 7 […]
