Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says his organization is getting closer to breaking ground on the planned oil refinery in Kenya, indicating that the long-awaited project might soon move from planning to building.
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s environmental future may depend less on how fast its economies grow than on what they become capable of producing. Moving beyond raw commodities toward more knowledge-intensive and technologically sophisticated production could reduce ecological pressure, but the gains are neither automatic nor uniform.
China’s newly unveiled Renewable Energy Development Plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) is arguably the most consequential clean energy blueprint in the world today. Jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, the plan commits China to increasing renewable energy consumption to around 1.8 billion tonnes of standard…
A recent ruling by the European Union’s Court of Justice has raised concerns that online platforms will be driven towards increasing censorship.
A potential “super” El Niño weather event, driven by warming Pacific Ocean temperatures, could wipe between $10 billion and $20 billion from the economies of Africa’s hardest-hit countries while triggering mass displacement, higher food prices and increased government borrowing, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned.
Ukraine’s drone strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea last weekend has escalated tensions between the two countries and highlighted the growing links between the separate conflicts they’re fighting.
Kenya, 28 July 2026 – As Kenya edges closer to the 2027 General Election, President William Ruto is attempting to redefine the political conversation.
