Illegal charcoal exports to Gulf States are a big source of income for rebel groups in Somalia, injecting millions of dollars to the war that has devastated the nation, its Environment Minister...
The US on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to "Americanise" the conflict.
The South African government has given strong signals that the country's energy intensity is no longer sustain-able and has started to outline its low-carbon-economy vision.
Angola, once one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is expected to expand between 6,5% and 7,5% in 2010 owing to higher oil prices from around zero last year, the World Bank said on Friday.
The US government has reportedly indicated to the South African government that it would abstain from the Eskom World Bank loan vote in early April, Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan said...
The Medupi and Kusile coal-fired power stations are "completely" factored into South Africa's long-term aspirations to begin reducing its relative carbon emissions and there should, thus, be no...
In today's podcast, SA may face power cuts without a World Bank loan; Zimbabwe to rely on its own resources as foreign donors remain wary; and, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says that...