Huge conservation success for the mountain gorilla population
Despite facing many obstacles, the mountain gorilla population have increased by over a quarter since 2010.
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Category Archives: Africa
Opinion: Flooding – A call for climate action in Africa
Recent flooding in Africa must be a wake up call for climate action, argues Edward Mungai.
Africa’s Great Green Wall: Building resilience on the frontlines of global climate change
Malee Oot reports on the impressive Great Green Wall in Africa.
Solar PV poised to shine brightly in Africa
New IRENA reports hints that it is finally time for solar to shine in Africa.
COP22 sets the stage for Africa to mobilise support for adaptation plans
Chris A. Shisanya on why COP22 is important for Africa.
Lessons from Kenya about what’s holding back solar technology in Africa
Why has solar failed to take off in Africa?
Creating clean drinking water through the power of the sun
Enthusiastic kids in front of the Watly machine in Ghana. Photo credit: Watly. By Anders Lorenzen Many communities in the developing world still lack access to clean and sanitised drinking […]
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi becomes world’s first carbon neutral national park
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. By Malee Oot The Lower Zambezi National Park – one of Zambia’s premier safari destinations – now has another distinction – […]
East Africa’s first utility-scale solar field is electrifying Rwanda
The Agahozo-Shalom solar field. Photo credit: Gigawatt Global. By Malee Oot In sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population – nearly 70 % — lacks access to electricity, Rwanda is […]
Opinion: Why renewables will have a bumper 2015
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an […]
