Middle East and Africa
A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
ABUJA, Nigeria — Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as...
Asian equities tumble, oil extends gains on Middle East worries
Asian stocks tumbled Friday and oil extended the previous day's surge on worries that Israel's war with Hamas could widen to a regional...
Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says
RABAT (Reuters) – The Moroccan government is in talks to attract more electric battery manufacturers as it seeks to adapt its growing automotive...
Africa now emits as much carbon as it stores: landmark new study
As natural ecosystems are converted for agricultural purposes, Africa's carbon storage capacity is decreasing while the rate of emissions goes up.
El Nino drought declared a national disaster in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country needs $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry due to...
Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
President Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in aid to feed...
Opinion: Governments know what’s coming with El Niño disasters, but are unprepared – what must change
The Conversation: Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction...
Lack of rain, heat could hinder Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN – Lack of rain and strong sun in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions last week could hinder the April-to-September mid-crop,...
In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger
MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic...
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal – expert
Steven Mathetsa, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired...
