Russian cruise ship contacted breakwater, damaged in Turkey By Our Correspondent A Passenger ship ASTORIA GRANDE (ex-AIDACARA) collided with a breakwater at around 0900 LT on January 18, 2023, while trying to enter Amasra port, Turkey, Black sea coast, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The ship with 385 passengers and 283 crew on board arrived […]
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More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the International Energy Agency, during 2020 some gains in access were reversed, with as many as 30 million people who previously had access to electricity no longer able to afford it. The response
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MARITIME: New Cruise Terminal Planned at the Port of Galveston in Partnership With MSC By Our Correspondent The port of Galveston has confirmed plans to build a fourth cruise terminal in partnership with MSC Cruises, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The new terminal is to be built at Piers 16 through 18, and the construction
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European Investment Bank, International Solar Alliance and the African Union unveil study into Africa’s green hydrogen potential, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa; Analysis highlights the benefits of harnessing solar power to create green hydrogen in four African hubs: Mauritania, Morocco, southern Africa and Egypt; Green hydrogen is economically
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Hi91% of Ivorian respondents believe that climate change is already affecting their everyday life. 63% of respondents believe that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income or source of livelihood. 77% of Ivorian respondents say investing in renewable energy should be prioritised. Download document here: https://bit.ly/3BKd2Kz These are some of the key findings
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Lagos Free Zone Company and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation partner on sea turtle conservation The Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZC) is partnering with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to protect and conserve sea turtles around its operational area in Lagos State. LFZC is a free trade zone developer and management company responsible for the
By Eyo Nsima The Chairman, National Executive Council, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Chief Ede Dafinone, has identified the launch of the new Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021 – 2025 as a major achievement of the Foundation. In his address at the just-concluded Annual General Meeting of the Foundation, he said: “A major and very important
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in agropastoral communities, investments must facilitate seamless cross-border mobility, diversify skills and livelihood options, and directly strengthen family and socio-cultural bonds. This is according to a new report, “Promise, Peril and Resilience: Voices of Agropastoralists in Africa’s Borderland Regions” (https://bit.ly/3UK6KkR), published by the Africa Borderlands Centre (ABC), a
By Eyo Nsima Prof. Hilary Inyang, U.S Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholar to Ethiopia; and Visiting International Research Fellow, Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), HSRC, Pretoria, is set to speak at 1st Hsai-Yang Fang Lecture, organized by the International Society of Environmental Geotechnology, ISEG, on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Prof Inyang, who is also a South
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By Eyo Nsima Spaces for Change, S4C, a non-profit organization working to infuse human rights into social and economic governance processes in Nigeria, has concluded plans to present a report – From Exclusion to Inclusion in National Just Transition Plans – on December 9, 2022, at Leola Suites, 1 Mogambo Close, Maryland Estate, Ikeja, Lagos.