Rome — Angola and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed Wednesday a 26.2 million Euros financing agreement in Rome (Italy) to implement the project to improve the resilience projects of small producers. The agreement signed by the Angola’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Rome (Italy), Fátima Jardim, and IFAD president Gilbert…
Senegal resumed international flights Wednesday July 15, four months after shutting air traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic. An Air Algeria flight arrived in Dakar on the midnight of Tuesday with six other flights expected to depart and arrive throughout the day. ‘‘Today, to come to Senegal, we demand strict compliance with border measures, namely…
Egypt is turning to renewables to meet a soaring demand in energy. If it meets the targets it will become a pioneer in the African energy landscape, but are the plans realistic? Toufik Khitous, the business development manager for North Africa at Wärtsilä Energy Business, says Egypt has no choice but to invest in renewables,…
As part of a global shift toward climate change action, carbon tariffs on imported goods are in the pipeline for regions such as Japan, Europe and the US, in line with the US’s Clean Energy Security Act. South Africa’s economic survival depends significantly on trade. However, the ability to trade internationally depends on an enterprise’s…
Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change. Research into heatwaves across the world has confirmed that increasing trends in frequency, duration and cumulative heat have accelerated since the 1950s. The biggest increases have been seen in the Middle East, South America and parts of Africa.…
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