Africa’s mega-cities look to mass transit to ease growing pains
Lagos – Tade Balogun times his commute like a military operation. Each day, the Lagos consultant leaves home before... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
‘Why are we here?’: Climate activists shunted to COP27 sidelines
Sharm el Sheikh – Ugandan youth activist Nyombi Morris arrived in Egypt for the UN’s COP27 climate summit with... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door
Sharm el Sheikh – UN climate negotiations on Sunday offered a sliver of hope and “solidarity” for developing countries... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident on ‘water strike’ as UK vows support
Cairo – Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said on Sunday, escalating his... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
Sharm el Sheikh – The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt after a year of extreme... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
SA to press rich nations for more money at COP27
Johannesburg – South Africa needs much more money to green its economy than what rich nations have promised so... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
Egypt’s COP27 climate summit comes at a ‘watershed moment’
Cairo – Leaders of a divided world meet in Egypt on Monday tasked with taming the terrifying juggernaut of global... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
South Africa gets $497 million from World Bank to move away from coal
Johannesburg – South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters, has been granted financing of $497 million to... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
Millions at risk of hunger in South Sudan: UN
Juba – Almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two thirds of the population in the deeply-troubled country,... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Nobel laureates urge Egypt to release jailed dissident
Cairo – Fifteen Nobel laureates called on COP27 host Egypt to release jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, in an... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
