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By Enock Chikava A couple of weeks ago, I traveled from my current home in Seattle to the community in Zimbabwe where I grew up—and where my 85-year-old mother still manages the family farm that once supported her 11 children. The contrast between the lush greenery of North America’s Pacific Northwest and the parched fields […]
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In a startling revelation from the recent World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, 2023 emerged as the warmest year on record, setting off alarms about the accelerating pace of climate change. This new climate reality bears significant implications for the global environment and human populations, with Africa facing some of the most immediate and severe impacts. […]
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By Joyce Chimbi To cool down a burning planet, Africa’s Head of State and Government at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit unveiled the ‘Nairobi Declaration’ as curtains fell on the inaugural Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi, September 4-6, 2023, under the theme “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.” The […]
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Giovanna Valverde and Ioannis Tsipouridis The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, apart from the humanitarian crisis it created, it led to an unprecedented energy crisis as Russia weaponised gas supplies. This was followed by a rally in energy prices that caused a global panic and pushed nations around the globe, to attempt to alleviate […]
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Innovation: Africa, a non-profit humanitarian organisation that has to date brought electricity and water to over 590 rural villages across ten countries of operation in Africa (Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Senegal and eSwatini) is hoping that more countries update their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement in the […]
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