Nigerian officials said at the recent Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, that the country’s Energy Transition Plan aims to produce millions of jobs and much cleaner air. Nigeria is expected to move from coal and firewood to natural gas and other environmentally friendly energy sources under the project.
A 110% spike in maize prices from the previous year has made the chronic food insecurity that has plagued Malawi for years worse.
According to the International Coffee Organization, Kenya is Africa’s fifth-largest producer of coffee. But much like other farmers, Kenyan coffee farmers are being squeezed by climate change, price fluctuations, and now a real estate boom.
TikTok, one of the most popular applications in the world, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what some critics see as hate speech and explicit and obscene content. Even though millions of young Kenyans use the Chinese app for entertainment, social connections, or even to make money, an activist has petitioned parliament to ban the app.
The most powerful earthquake to strike Morocco in more than a century has left behind extensive damage. However, residents say that the earthquake has shown Moroccans’ resilience and spirit.
The World Bank estimates that 64 million people in Nigeria did not have an account with a bank or other reputable financial institutions as of 2022. But those who do are becoming victims of electronic fraud against banks, or e-fraud.
According to Benghazi based Prime Minister Osama Hammad, the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that completely submerged large neighborhoods in the east of North African nation. During a Monday television appearance, Hammad said, “The number of people killed exceeded 2,000, and entire neighborhoods were swept away by the (flood) water.” One of the worst-affected regions was the port city of Derna in eastern Libya, which was declared a disaster zone after two dams there collapsed and large parts of it were submerged, cutting off communications and electricity.
Sudanese children at a refugee camp in eastern Chad say that Janjaweed rebels in Darfur have made them orphaned in recent months. Reporter Henry Wilkins speaks to children who are left behind in a foreign country with little help as media and rights organisations continue to report on atrocities.
After a series of deadly attacks by al-Shabab terrorists, hundreds of nonlocal teachers in Kenya’s northeast are demanding transfers out of the region, which is largely Muslim causing an education crisis in the country. Schools reopened August 28, but most students have not yet resumed classes.
Following the official launch of commercial operations for the Lagos Blue Line train on Monday, passengers will finally get to enjoy some relief. The 13-kilometer-long ride’s opening was celebrated by the governor of Lagos other, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other Lagosians and state officials.