Climate action vital to global security
COP28 must shift the world into higher gear. The EU is committed to pushing for the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and all fossil-fuel subsidies
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OP-ED: Somaliland’s resilience deserves international recognition
It has been a remarkable journey since 1991, but it is time for the world to finally recognize our extraordinary resilience, progress, and the urgent need for international support.
OPINION: How Tinubu stopped Dangote from defrauding Nigeria to fund refinery
In his bid to appease the new president, Dangote reportedly dragged his fellow billionaire, Bill Gates to Abuja in order to persuade Tinubu to rescind his decision to clampdown on Dangote and his dream project.
Pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, dry fermentation. ways to clean up pollution in Africa
By Inès MagoumIn addition to the prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse of waste prescribed in the United Nations (UN) twelfth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12) to reduce pollution by 2030, there is technological innovation. And why? Because innovation increases recovery performance and therefore results. The most advanced innovations in solid waste management include modular pyrolysis,…
OPINION: Subsidy removal – What went wrong?
In view of the above and the government’s frequent policy reversals, there is a need to have a close look at the management of subsidy removal by the current administration.
OPINION: Hyperscalers – the mindful expansion into Africa
In South Africa, global cloud service providers (CSPs) like Microsoft, IBM, AWS, Oracle have expanded their cloud data centres which, in turn, has bolstered the hyperscaler market.
Nigeria’s grid failures call for alternative power solution
In 2022 alone, Nigeria’s grid collapsed at least four times, which authorities blamed on technical problems.
Climate Change: Balancing debt servicing and disaster response
One pressing dilemma that Nigeria faces is how to allocate resources between debt servicing and disaster response in the face of a changing climate.
South Africa’s foreign policy needs to be informed by scientific inputs —Minister Naledi Pandor
South Africa is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. South Africa’s mega-biodiversity is not only a national and cultural asset but is also a source of socio-economic development for our people through the sustainable use of a wide variety of plants, marine living organisms and wildlife.
Arc of instability threatens Sahel’s upstream, pipeline ambitions
Prior to the coup in Niger, the last few years have seen governments overthrown in and Mali and Burkina Faso—which, although not directly relevant for the upstream oil and gas sector, indicate how instability and violence can proliferate—as well as Sudan, where the army and the paramilitary RSF are battling for power.