Climate

Calls for Egypt protests trigger security clampdown ahead of COP27

Cairo – Rights defenders say Egyptian authorities are cracking down on activists over a mysterious call for protests on... Read more

1 Nov, 2022

Cairo – Over 200 days into a partial hunger strike, jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah will fully refrain from... Read more

1 Nov, 2022

Cairo – Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the... Read more

30 Oct, 2022

Johannesburg – Pollution in Africa’s fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands... Read more

28 Oct, 2022

Paris – Whether they realised it or not, some 7.6 billion people – 96 percent of humanity – felt... Read more

28 Oct, 2022

Moanda – Mechanical diggers are hard at work in the bleak landscape of the Moanda open-cast mine in Gabon,... Read more

26 Oct, 2022

Singapore – Singapore announced on Tuesday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, giving a firm date for... Read more

25 Oct, 2022

Niamey – Flooding caused by torrential rain in Niger has left 195 people dead and affected more than 322... Read more

23 Oct, 2022

Geneva – The devastating floods in South Sudan have blocked aid from reaching displaced people, the UN said on... Read more

22 Oct, 2022

Abuja – Usman Musa had spent more than $1 300 on his 10-hectare rice farm in Nigeria’s Kogi state,... Read more

21 Oct, 2022