Africa

KenGen, Kenya’s leading power producer and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) recently reached a deal to put up the country’s first waste-to-energy utility scale power plant in the city. The…

Almost USD 5 billion is lost yearly due to unimproved sanitation across 18 African countries. This is according to the new research paper, Fecal sludge management in Africa, by the…

The African regional finals of the leading Climate Launchpad (CLP) competition took place this afternoon hosted virtually by the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC). The event had an impressive lineup with…

Seven out of 10 most popular universities in Africa are based in South Africa, led by the University of Pretoria. On the top 10 list of Africa’s most popular higher…

At least 70 percent of sub-Saharan African economies have approached the World Bank for loans to finance their budget shortfalls as the Covid-19 crisis batters the continent. The global lender…

There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition – and 27 of them are in Africa. “But we are seeing some progress,” says Dr Jane…

Addis Ababa — Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Niger,…

Two months after the first coronavirus cases burst onto the scene in Africa, the disease seems to be spreading more slowly on the continent than elsewhere. What factors could be…

The world is at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the smallholder farmers who feed millions of Africans are not given much attention and support. Smallholder farming is…

The world has shelled out $3 trillion towards developing renewable energy projects over the past 10 years. In return, the green energy sector has spun 11 million jobs across the…