South Africa’s Farmers Riled as Nuclear Waste Heads Their Way
As nuclear plants take off in South Africa, farmers dread that high-level, radioactive nuclear waste will be buried on their...
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In Africa, Solar Energy is Booming
In Africa, hydropower is becoming increasingly unreliable due to recurring and devastating droughts induced by climate change. At the same...
Shifting Gears: Africa’s EV Market Revs up for Rapid Expansion
In Zimbabwe, a hybrid car battery comes with a hefty price tag, deterring many from embracing these eco-friendly vehicles. Electric...
In Climate-Stressed Malawi, Chinese Battery Energy Storage Kits Protect Households
Nurse Miriam Konya doesn’t know how her household food pantry would have fared in 2024 were it not for the...
EV-Wheelers fill Gaps in Uber-less Rural Tanzania
Piloted by women, EV-3 wheelers transport goods and humans in Uber-less rural Tanzania. Aisha Shoza, 38, and a mother of...
Pumping Life with Solar Power into Zimbabwe’s Small-Scale Farms
In Zimbabwe—like in many African countries—rain-fed agriculture is increasingly becoming unsustainable due to recurring and severe climate change-induced droughts. The...
Moved by Colonial Electricity Dams, Rural Zimbabweans Uprooted again for Chinese “Smart Energy Deals”
As decarbonization becomes a global catchphrase, Zimbabwe has become a vital supplier of critical lithium ore and several platinum group...
Is the EU’s Green Hydrogen Drive in Africa another Exploitative Pipe Dream?
On paper, Africa is poised to become a key supplier of green hydrogen, and the EU wants in on the...
Will New Financing Models Boost Africa’s Renewable Energy?
Access to clean energy remains one of the biggest challenges facing many people in Africa. Up to 600 million people...
South Africa’s Push for Renewable Energy Import Tariffs Unites Labor, Employers, and Lobbyists
A push uniting South Africa's labor, lobbyists, the state's competition tribunal, and industrialists seeks to levy tariffs on foreign renewable...
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