Tag:Africa

Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata Convention to ban the sale and offering of sales of mercury-added cosmetics, including skin lightening...

Africa possible solution to world’s net zero ambitions – Osinbajo

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, says Africa has the potential to change the narrative and become the solution to the net zero ambitions...

Chukwumerije Okereke: My continent is not your giant climate laboratory

Several environmentalists last year presented Africa’s leading climate negotiators with a bold idea: A technology called solar geoengineering could protect their countries from the...

African governments should explore natural capital to finance SDGs – AfDB

Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilise the resources it needs to finance its sustainable development ambitions. The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group...

Africa, solution to Europe, Asia’s energy needs – AfDB

African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa’s natural gas reserves have become a new major source of gas supplies to Europe and Asia. Dr Akinwumi A....

Stalled coal power projects in Africa present opportunity for clean energy

Less than 10 gigawatts (GW) of pre-construction coal projects exist in sub-Saharan Africa and they face significant financial and other headwinds, signaling a potential...

Africa’s growth remains low, transition to low carbon economies needed – World Bank

A new World Bank report says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is set to slow from 3.6 per cent in 2022 to 3.1...

Africa capable of becoming world’s first green civilisation – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Africa has the capacity of becoming the world’s first green civilisation as the journey for just energy transition gathers...

Latest news

IWD 2026: EBID, ASKY, Plan International Togo in ‘Girls in Aviation Day’ empowerment initiative

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in partnership with ASKY Airlines and Plan International Togo, hosted the...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Group to South Africans on Human Rights Day: You matter, you can make a difference

As South Africa prepares to commemorate Human Rights Day 2026, The Green Connection is reminding citizens – especially those who may...

Reactions trail Brazil’s plan to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 67% by 2035

The Brazilian government launched the Climate Plan on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Brasília, a document that guides both the...

Must read

IWD 2026: EBID, ASKY, Plan International Togo in ‘Girls in Aviation Day’ empowerment initiative

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in...

Group to South Africans on Human Rights Day: You matter, you can make a difference

As South Africa prepares to commemorate Human Rights Day...