Middle East and Africa
Geely, Foretellix partner to jump-start self driving car development
Automaker Geely and Israeli startup Foretellix form strategic partnership to accelerate large-scale development of self-driving vehicles
Saudi Aramco maintains $31 billion dividend despite lower Q1 net income
Aramco expects to pay $31bn in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for Q1 on Tuesday
Students turn to bamboo to ease effect of African trash dump
Fast-growing bamboo's CO2 capture potential could help Kenyan teenagers struggling to cope with the filthy air of dumpsite next to school.
France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack
Jihadist attack near TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project in 2021 now being investigated by French prosecutors after families and survivors say company failed to...
Kenya’s weather outlook ‘dire’ as cyclone nears, president says
Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over...
Kenyan schools to stay closed as flood-related deaths pass 200
Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools, as floods that have killed over 200 people continue.
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
The Sahel's recent heatwave has exposed the struggle of junta-led countries, such as Chad and Mali, to guarantee basic services
More money going to African climate startups, but huge gap remains
In Africa, climate funding has raised $3.4 billion – but it's going to need $277 billion a year to meet 2030 goals. Where...
Explainer: What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
The devastating rains in Kenya are a result of a mix of factors, including the country's seasonal weather patterns, human-caused climate change as...
