Africa: East Africa Braces for Wheat Price Surge As Russian Crop Falls to 11-Year Low

[ad_1] East Africa faces the prospect of higher wheat prices in 2025 due to a projected poor crop in Russia, the region's primary supplier. The 2025 Russian wheat crop is expected to fall to an 11-year low, raising concerns for countries like Kenya, which imports up to 75 percent of its wheat needs from Russia and Ukraine. The Sovecon consultancy warned earlier this week that wheat sowing rates in Russia have dropped significantly, dampening the outlook for next year's harvest. […]

October 1, 2024 2

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Africa: Climate Change Has Deep Historical Roots – Amitav Ghosh Explores How Capitalism and Colonialism Fit in

[ad_1] Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of colonialism, violence and extractivism. His most famous works explore migration, globalisation and commercial violence and conquest during the colonial period, against the backdrop of the opium trade in the 1800s. Caroline Southey, from The Conversation Africa, asked economics professor Imraan Valodia and climate […]

August 30, 2024 3

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Kenya: Mutua Says Probe Launched On Surge in Hyena Attacks

[ad_1] Kilifi — The government has launched a probe into the rise in hyena attacks amid indications of population growth. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua Wednesday said preliminary investigations had revealed a notable increase in the hyena population within Nairobi's Juja area and the Nairobi National Park. Mutua, who spoke while on a public engagement in Kilifi, attributed the projected population growth to the dry spell witnessed in the country before the onset of El Nino rains in […]

February 7, 2024 1

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Africa: Despite the Hazards, Ghana’s Illicit Waste Trade Is Booming

[ad_1] Ghana cannot recycle all its hazardous waste imports, but that hasn't curbed its role in the billion-dollar global business. Illicit waste trafficking generates around US$10 billion to US$12 billion worldwide every year, according to the Financial Action Task Force. Ghana plays a major role in this market, despite being unable to recycle all the hazardous waste it imports. Each year, around 150 000 tonnes of electronic waste are shipped to Ghana, legally and illegally. Both Western and Ghanaian companies […]

February 7, 2024 3

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Africa: Road to COP29 – Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World

[ad_1] Nairobi — The road to COP29 has begun in earnest in the backdrop of a global climate report indicating that not only was 2023 the warmest year in a 174-year climate record, it was the warmest by far. Record-breaking temperatures, combined with El Niño, pushed vulnerable and poor nations in the Global South to the frontlines of extreme and severe weather events. It was a climatic carnage in Africa with fatal floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]

February 7, 2024 2

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Africa: Floods Derail AU Mission Exit Plan in Somalia

[ad_1] Mogadishu, Somalia — The rotation of the African Union force in Somalia was delayed by at least one month due to floods, as troops remained marooned in military bases that they were meant to leave more than four weeks ago after El Niño-induced rains submerged roads, and airstrips and cut off major supply routes of the Horn of Africa country, The EastAfrican has learned. The Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) expected […]

February 5, 2024 3

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Africa: Oil Firms Forced to Consider Full Climate Effects of New Drilling, Following Landmark Norwegian Court Ruling

[ad_1] Norway's district court in Oslo recently made a decision on fossil fuels that deserves the attention of every person concerned about climate change. This ruling, which compels energy firms to account for the industry's entire carbon footprint, could change the way oil and gas licenses are awarded in Norway - and inspire similar legal challenges to fossil fuel production in other countries. The court ruled that three petroleum production licenses, held by energy companies including Equinor and Aker BP, […]

February 2, 2024 1

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Africa: Prospects for Commonwealth Countries, Addressing Gaps and Shaping Expectations for COP29

[ad_1] By Unnikrishnan Divakaran Nair and Nirupama Vinayan LONDON, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) - The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) marked a pivotal moment in the global efforts to combat climate change. Held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the participation of delegates from around the world, COP28 showcased a commitment to drive genuine strides in climate action, bringing optimism and progress to the forefront. Here we explore the […]

February 2, 2024 2

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Africa: Climate-Smart Farming Gets Funding Boost at COP28, But Small Farmers Still Struggle

[ad_1] Despite not securing a phase-out of fossil fuels, COP28 witnessed a historic focus on food. The summit saw over $7 billion in funding commitments, as well as a pledge by 152 countries to include food and agriculture in their climate plans. There is no doubt that commercial agriculture is a major contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to Greenpeace. This includes emissions from land use change, on-farm production, processing, transport, packaging, and retail. […]

January 30, 2024 2

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