Environment

FEDA Membership Hits 24 as Senegal, Liberia Join, Angola, Zimbabwe Ratify Deal   The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the equity investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has expanded its membership to 24 countries following the accession of Senegal and Liberia and the ratification of its Establishment Agreement by Angola and […]

El Niño threatens SADC food, water and energy security By Eyo Nsima The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is bracing for a potentially difficult 2026/27 rainy season, with climate scientists forecasting below-normal rainfall across large parts of the region amid expectations of a strong to very strong El Niño event. The warning is contained in

A THREAT TO JABI LAKE IS A THREAT TO A DELICATE ECOSYSTEM   Spaces for Change | S4C expresses serious concern over the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) decision to grant development rights at Jabi Lake to private companies for a large-scale waterfront development project. Publicly available information confirms that the companies, Suburban Broadband Limited

The United States (U.S.), African Partners to Drive Global Clean Cooking Access at Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM16) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is taking a leadership role at the upcoming Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM16) in Busan, South Korea, bringing governments, international organizations and industry together to accelerate global access to clean cooking. The initiative

NCF Hosts 3-Weeks Eco-Adventure Challenge for Kids in the 2024 Summer Camp   From August 12th to August 30th, 2024, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) hosted the 2024 Summer Camp at the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC), themed “Eco-Adventure Challenge”. The camp, designed for children aged 5 to 17 years, brought together a diverse group of

 WASH expert laments impending public health crisis The recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS) in Lagos has seen a community of lepers in Alabarago resort to drinking contaminated well water. While engaging a visiting team of UNILAG Communications students on Tuesday, one of the community leaders, Mr. Umar Abdullahi, revealed that a community well

Three Architecture Tips for Storage Environments Primed for AI/ML By Ghassan Azzi, Sales Director, Africa at Western Digital Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the world around us, and its transformative impact stems from its ability to analyze vast amounts of data, learn from it and offer insights and automation capabilities. This data is often spread out