Harnessing GIS and Emerging Spatial Technologies for Carbon Credit Development in Africa

By Christopher Burke   Africa holds immense potential to contribute to global efforts mitigating carbon emissions based on the continent’s vast natural resources, biodiversity and rapidly growing economies.  Unlocking this potential requires innovative approaches that leverage cutting-edge technologies such as…

Germany’s parliament passes reform of climate emissions law

By Andreas Hoenig, dpa   The lower house of Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has passed a controversial reform of the country’s Climate Protection Act, which will significantly overhaul how targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are implemented. The proposed changes…

Water for the future: Tangiers takes steps to secure its blue gold

Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a cosmopolitan place and gateway to the great continent of Africa   The white city of Tangiers wakes gently at daybreak. Schoolchildren mill up and down the…

Kenyan Farmers Get Fertilizer Boost with $2 million Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Credit Guarantee

The Mechanism will provide a $2 million partial trade credit guarantee and a grant of $219,000 to Apollo Agriculture Limited, a Kenyan corporation, to facilitate the company’s fertilizer sales. In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the…

Afreximbank and FCI’s regional factoring conference in Zimbabwe attracts over 200 participants

Co-organised in collaboration with FCI, the global body for factoring, the conference provided a platform for in-depth discussions and strategic initiatives to promote and enhance factoring within the Southern Africa region   In its ongoing commitment to establish factoring as…

Africa Teems with Clean Energy Prospects, Ahead of Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum

European energy companies are invited to attend Energy Capital & Power’s Invest in African Energy forum in Paris, which will showcase Africa’s latest developments in LNG, renewables, green hydrogen and carbon capture   European partners have been vocal about plans…

Sierra Leone Blocks on Show as Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL) Joins African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy

Recognizing the vast potential of its untapped hydrocarbon reserves to drive economic growth while supplying the global energy demand, Sierra Leone is accelerating oil and gas exploration   Foday Mansaray II, Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone,…

Technical Group on Flooding, Erosion and Desertification completes Assignment

TWG OF NEC AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON FLOOD, EROSION, DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION COMPLETES ITS ASSIGNMENT   The Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Esq., and Co-Chair of the Technical Working Group’s…

Nigeria to lose 0.94% of GDP, 3.8% of health budgets to lack of WASH facilities

WaterAid says that Nigeria will lose 0.94 per cent of its GDP each year and 3.8 per cent of its health budgets to infections caused by the lack of handwashing facilities, clean water and decent toilets. This is contained in…

Federal Ministries Must Forge Strong Alliance to Enhance Flood Control, Disaster Management, and ODF Initiatives – Rt. Hon. Goronyo

The Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Esq., has affirmed the ongoing collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Federal Ministry of Environment to enhance…

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