Africa’s first locally designed and manufactured electric bus has begun operations in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The Swedish-Kenyan start-up Opibus first launched in 2017, with the hope that its first model would begin operations in 2022. Read More
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On the peninsula often referred to as the Horn of Africa lies drylands that stretch up to 637,657 km2. This is Somalia, home to over 15 million people suffering from the harshest impacts of climate change as Read More
Since September, much of Kenya’s north has received less than 30 percent of normal rainfall – the worst short-rain season recorded in decades, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The lack of rainfall has Read More
The United Nations has again asked that G20 countries come through on their promise to reduce carbon pollution as the planet’s temperature rises to a catastrophic average of 2.7-degree Celsius in this century.Just Read More
Kenya has committed to convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to liquefied natural gas by 2030 as the nation pursues a cleaner energy path to a 100% climate-friendly grid.State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Co., or KenGen, is Read More
The worst flooding that parts of South Sudan have seen in 60 years now drowns the homes of 700,000 people, according to the UN’s latest reports. This is the third straight year of extreme flooding in Read More
A report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday found that governments are still planning to extract double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with the 2015 Paris climate Read More
The East African country has arrested 22 people suspected of being behind the most devastating wildfires in the country’s history that killed 69 people, injured over 1000 and displaced 600.Forest fires have hit mountainous areas Read More
At least 600 families have lost their homes to wildfires near Algeria’s capital, according to a representative of the Algerian Red Crescent.Mountain forests and villages of Tizi-Ouzou, capital of Kabyle, has been in the Read More
Nigeria is agreeing to reduce gas emission as part of its commitments to the Paris Agreement at the U.S.-led climate summit.Speaking virtually to the White House from Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari said Read More