More people in Africa live without electricity than anywhere else and there is little hope things will change soon When it comes to access to energy, Africa’s figures are noticeably unimpressive. Nearly 75% of the...
Kenya
Shaky ground for PPPs in Africa’s energy sector
Africa’s involvement in PPPs has been limited by an inability to guarantee investor funds, and gaps in capacity Africa is home to about 1.3 billion people. It is the second-largest and second most populous continent in...
A bright future for agro waste
Innovative social enterprises are recycling biowaste into affordable carbon-neutral biomass fuels in Kenya Amid a monotonous din, Elizabeth Nyamai feeds cubes of peeled and washed tubers into an electric grater. Not...
Desert locust outbreak highlights gaps in risk governance
The desert locust outbreak requires several levels of response from national and regional governance structures. We know that environmental disasters are a function of our disregard for the environment we have been...
Science isn’t enough to prevent disaster: the case of the desert locust plague in East Africa
East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak in decades. The outbreak began in early 2019 and science isn’t enough to save the livelihoods and ensure the food security of at...
Greendustrialisation: now or never for Africa
African economies looking for a sustainable industrialisation model find themselves at a crossroads with little time to decide the way forward. Lack of industrialisation is often pinpointed as the key factor behind...
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