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AMCEN 20: Ministers must deliver bold action on plastics, climate justice and forest protection
Greenpeace International
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July 14, 2025
Greenpeace Africa calls on African ministers to uphold commitments and resist industry pressure at crucial continental meeting. NAIROBI, KENYA — As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) convenes in Nairobi, Greenpeace...
Africa Scales Up Mineral Mapping To Attract Exploration Investment Ahead Of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Across Africa, mineral-rich nations are intensifying nationwide geological surveys to gain a deeper understanding of their mineral resources. These initiatives aim to attract new investment in...
Africa’s time is now: Smart farming and trade hold the key
Food For Mzansi
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July 11, 2025
In the midst of geopolitical tensions, Africa has been called to rise and unlock its full potential. That is the key to growth and development, and reduced dependency on other continents, making Africa a better place to live. Speaking at the...
Energy transition boom drives rise in lawsuits against alleged rights abuses
Mongabay
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July 11, 2025
A new analysis has found that lawsuits against transition mineral mining firms and renewable energy companies are increasing worldwide. The NGO Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) in its new report published July 1 notes that since...
Research Internship
Greenpeace International
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July 14, 2025
Jobs Greenpeace Africa 14 July 2025 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa INTRODUCTION Greenpeace Africa (GPAF) is a growing movement of people acting in protection of the environment. Our campaigns use peaceful, creative confrontation to expose...
Energy ministry targets 2,000MW renewables energy by 2030
The Herald Ghana
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July 11, 2025
…German-Backed Enertrag project strategic pillar The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to expanding Ghana’s renewable energy portfolio, positioning the Enertrag Ghana project as a strategic...
Africa Heritage Fund Launches Continental Infrastructure Campaign
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Leaders and investors convened in Malabo this weekend to advance the Africa Heritage Fund for Infrastructure (AHFI) and its “Operation One Dollar a Day” initiative. The proposal aims to mobilize 50 million Africans and global supporters to...
Global Beat: BCUC
Relix Media
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July 14, 2025
For many bands around the world, international success comes when they decide to start writing songs in English. But for South African funk collective BCUC, success came when they stopped. Short for Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness, BCUC was...
Reinventing data centre design: critical changes to meet surging demand
Cape Business News
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July 15, 2025
By Faith Waithaka, Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric AI technologies are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, presenting data centres with a whole new set of challenges. Enterprises,...
AfDB, ILO Launch Youth Jobs and Skills Marker System
TechEconomy
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July 15, 2025
Advertisements The African Development Bank, in partnership with the International Labour Organization, has launched a transformative system to mainstream youth employment, skills development, and entrepreneurship across its investments. The...
Africa’s richest man doubts if Nigeria will ever have a working refinery again
Business Insider Africa
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July 11, 2025
Dangote, CEO of the Dangote group recently called into question the likelihood the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries being operational again. He did this at his own oil refinery, where he gave members of the Global CEO Africa...
Here’s the mid-month petrol and diesel price projection for August
The South African
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July 15, 2025
The mid-month petrol and diesel price projections show there’s likely to be mixed news at the pumps in early August for South Africa’s motorists. Petrol is set to drop in price, while the diesel price will hit motorists harder in the pocket should...
Wärtsilä to supply 204MW power plant for Reko Diq project
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 9, 2025
Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a 204MW power plant solution for the Reko Diq copper-gold mining project in Pakistan. The power plant, featuring 12 Wärtsilä 50 engines and auxiliaries, will ensure a reliable and economical power supply...
Empowering consumers: What’s next for Angola
UNCTAD
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July 14, 2025
A new study led by UN Trade and Development helps set the stage for major reforms to strengthen consumer protection in the African nation. In a key step to strengthening consumer rights, Angola is the first Portuguese-speaking African country to...
Metro races to buy new buses as Cleary Park fleet lies broken
Herald (South Africa)
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July 15, 2025
Premium By Ntsikelelo Qoyo - 15 July 2025 While the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality rushes to procure 40 new buses for the upcoming Kariega route, the IPTS buses launched less than a year ago for the Cleary Park service have been idle for three...
How to Take Advantage of the IRA Tax Credits Before Trump’s GOP Kills Them
Common Dreams
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July 14, 2025
You may recall the amount of sweat, anguish, and resolve it took to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. There were the amazing young people of the Sunrise Movement, who channeled the energy of Greta’s worldwide outburst into the offices of Nancy...
Africans Must Build Own Energy Future – Renaissance Energy
Daily Independent
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July 8, 2025
1 Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has emphasised the need for Africans to build the energy future if the continent in order to spur its development. Tony Attah, Managing Director and CEO, disclosed this while receiving “Energy...
Renewables Boom Highlights Growing Regional Divide
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) ABU DHABI, UAE – Over 70 percent of renewable energy capacity growth occurred in Asia, while other regions particularly Africa lagged behind, according to new IRENA data. The Renewable Energy Statistics 2025...
Tunisia Pavilion: Partnership in Innovation, Science, and Technology for Saving Lives
Nippon
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July 15, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 15, 2025 A look at the Tunisia pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. Jasmine and Mosaics Lure Visitors to the Jewel of North Africa Tunisia, on northern Africa’s Mediterranean...
Muhammadu Buhari, who took power in Nigeria by both coup and ballot box, dead at 82
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 13, 2025
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015-23 and was the first Nigerian leader to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson said. "President...