South Africa’s just energy transition plan has been endorsed by the International Partners Group (IPG), a grouping of rich nations. The plan – R1.5 trillion over five years – was formally handed over by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the IPG at COP27. The rich countries intend to provide additional funding beyond the initial $8.5 billion…
In the latest attacks by armed gangs, gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in separate attacks in the northwest. The armed gangs, known locally as bandits, kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, before some were later released. At least 27 remained in captivity, while two men were badly beaten and admitted at…
By Vumani MkhizeBBC Africa business reporter, Johannesburg South Africa is hugely reliant on coal for its energy but one of the country’s biggest problems is frequent power-cuts. So how can it reduce its use of fossil fuels and switch to greener sources, while at the same time increasing its supply of electricity ? The precariousness…
Malawi’s health ministry will soon launch a second vaccination campaign after receiving 2.9 million doses of the oral cholera vaccine as the outbreak spreads. The World Health Organization (WHO) facilitated the vaccine’s procurement with funds from the Global Vaccine Alliance (Gavi). It comes as the outbreak spread to 27 of Malawi’s 29 districts, killing more…
As the Kenya Airways pilots’ strike continues, the airline was forced to cancel 75 per cent of its flights on Monday leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Members of the Kenya Pilots’ Association began their industrial action on Saturday, despite a court suspension order, after it failed to reach an agreement in talks with management on…
Rebels have now fled beyond boundary of troops’ operations, says President Yoweri Museveni. By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda The Ugandan Air Force attacked and destroyed a big camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced Sunday. The attack was conducted with the authorization of…
A group of 21 children who were abducted by gunmen last week from a farm in northwestern Nigeria’s Katsina state were freed and reunited with their families on Saturday, police said. Kidnapping has become endemic in recent years in Katsina – the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari – as roving gangs of armed men…
Suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday, the defence ministry said, days after the area was captured by government forces. The army repulsed the attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured from al-Shabaab last week, defence ministry spokesman Abdullahi Ali…
At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba. The aircraft crashed on Sunday morning due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said. Of the 43 people on…
By SETH BORENSTEIN SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a worsening problem that scientists’ call Earth’s biggest challenge, yet observers say it will be hard to make progress given all that is happening in the world. Nearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take…