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Nigerian communities seek $310-million from Shell, want asset sale stopped
By: Reuters 13th September 2024 Nigerian communities are claiming 505-billion naira in damages from Shell, which they accuse of breaching an existing court order by striking a... →
Square peg
By: Terence Creamer 13th September 2024 The haste at which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is moving to remedy the embarrassment of having to withdraw the... →
Accelerate, extend or abandon? Africa’s SDG dilemma
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th September 2024 This month’s UN Summit of the Future should confront the reality that Africa will likely miss most Sustainable Development Goal targets. As the... →
Uganda say it will offer new oil exploration licences next fiscal year
By: Reuters 11th September 2024 Uganda plans to issue new oil and gas exploration licences in the 2025/2026 (July-June) fiscal year to help boost investments in the sector and... →
Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote
By: Reuters 9th September 2024 Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday's election on Sunday, but a rival candidate... →
Africa’s multiple transitions
By: Saliem Fakir 6th September 2024 The issue of transitions in Africa is not singular; rather, the continent is experiencing multiple, convergent transitions. Addressing the energy... →
Climate change costs Africa up to 5% of GDP, UN climate head says
By: Reuters 5th September 2024 The impact of global warming is costing African nations up to 5% of their economic output, the United Nations climate chief said on Thursday,... →
DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt – how control by local elites can shape the global battery industry
5th September 2024 The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their... →
