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Conflicts in Africa | The Sahel crisis and implications for India
27 Dec 2024 14:39 GMT
… in western and north-central Africa that extends eastward from … , Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.
With its abundance of energy and mineral … and fastest-growing producer of gold in the African Continent, and … kilogram, while the market price at the time of the …
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Rare new Guinean flower is ‘canary in a coal mine’ — but in an actual iron mine
27 Dec 2024 08:47 GMT
… Guinea, West Africa, where extensive open-cast mining for iron … the east, in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
Cheek has … on pollination, on seed production, on establishment for any … sensitive ‘canary in the coal mine.’”
Populations and individual …
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Global Energy Transition and the Role of Emerging Economies
24 Dec 2024 11:15 GMT
… like the African Renewable Energy Initiative aim … energy transition.
For instance, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) supplies … ensure that mining activities do … , South Africa';s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme …
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2024: A year of extreme heat and growing climate danger
27 Dec 2024 13:38 GMT
… , and flooding across West and Central Africa.
Source: “When Risks Become Reality … stop burning coal, oil and gas, use renewable energy to power our economies … , floods in Sudan, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad were the deadliest …
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AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies
24 Dec 2024 12:47 GMT
… means that energy demand could soon outstrip supply. And that … of the fracking company Liberty Energy, also serves on … region in the African country of Gabon, where scientists … coal power plant and is set to provide power to PacifiCorp, a utility company …
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The year 2024 in A to Z: From astronauts stuck in space to Zakir Hussain
23 Dec 2024 07:01 GMT
… was hit, financial services and supply chains were disrupted, and … Touring, the pop star’s production company, told The New York Times … They were up against South Africa and the two sides put … ; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar are among other …
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The World’s Four Legacy Empires Are Going Down
25 Dec 2024 14:48 GMT
… African nations into a neo-colonial imperium covering a quarter of Africa … in Françafrique was undoubtedly Gabon, then a poor country … from France’s leading oil company. When he finally died … years, global power has been synonymous with energy efficiency. As …
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The year in tropical rainforests: 2024
24 Dec 2024 00:47 GMT
… policies, including expanding biodiesel production and the controversial food … in the Congo Basin, pressures on Cameroon’s Ebo Forest … management, the French dairy company faces difficulty achieving fully … the year. African Parks, a South Africa-based NGO, …
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Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024
23 Dec 2024 14:04 GMT
… from the Democratic Republic of Congo and heated debates over strategies … lay-offs continue in South Africa and Senegal while, in Amsterdam … African hotels and spruce them up to luxury standard in an energy … home and its bountiful water supply. “We’d never run …
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52 good news stories you may have missed in 2024
22 Dec 2024 02:07 GMT
… zoo has given birth in Rwanda. Olmoti moved to Akagera … 2026. Last year the company scrapped efforts to make its … largely to the closure of coal-fired power stations. Research published in … of Panama, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, Burundi, Sri Lanka and the Czech …