Student Researchers Expose Fossil Fuel Ties at US Universities
Students at universities and colleges across the U.S. have long demanded that their schools cut ties with the fossil fuel industry as planetary heating...
Entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Mali taking African superfoods global
Yonas Alemu, founder of food company Lovegrass Ethiopia Superfoods, defined as nutrient-rich foods beneficial for health and well-being, have gained global recognition in recent...
Saudi Aramco Leads Fossil Fuel Firms in ‘Sportswashing’ Sponsorships: Analysis
Aramco, the state-owned Saudi firm, has the most sports sponsorships of any fossil fuel company in the world, with $1.3 billion in active deals,...
Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
As the U.S. moves to invest in climate solutions, is the money going toward projects that will meaningfully reduce emissions and transition the nation's...
‘Criminally Insane’: Subsidies That Harm the Environment Reach $2.6 Trillion Per...
Governments across the world now spend a total of $2.6 trillion per year on subsidies that harm the environment, jeopardizing global climate and biodiversity...
EU Crisis Official Warns of ‘Climate Breakdown’ Amid Deadly Wildfires and...
With the Portuguese government declaring a "state of calamity" over wildfires that have killed at least seven people, and the daily lives of ...
Report Reveals How US Taxpayers Are Unwittingly Subsidizing Climate Lies
A report published Wednesday identifies nearly 140 "climate disinformation organizations" in the United States financed by wealthy donors who receive massive subsidies from the...
New Report Lays Out How US Can Address Its ‘Fair Share’...
A coalition of climate campaigners on Tuesday published a proposal "for how the U.S. can play a bigger role in tackling the global climate...
Honduran Environment and Anti-Corruption Activist Juan López Killed
Environment and anti-corruption activist Juan López was killed in Tocoa, Honduras on Saturday in the latest attack on environmental defenders in the country. López,...
Deadly Flooding in Europe Shows ‘Dramatic Consequences’ of Climate Change
Extreme flooding has claimed the lives of at least seven people in Central and Eastern Europe and forced thousands to flee their homes over...
Leak at First CO2 Injection Site in US Exposes Dangerous Folly...
Environmental groups said Friday that a newly reported leak at the first CO2 injection site in the United States highlights the threat—and false promise—of...
Democrats Introduce Federal Bill to Make Climate Polluters Pay
United States Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Jerry Nadler on Thursday announced the introduction of legislation that would require Big Oil firms to...
Biden Urged to ‘Follow the Facts’ as Study Shows LNG Emissions...
More than 125 climate, environmental, and health scientists and researchers on Thursday implored the Biden administration to "follow legitimate science and reject the expansion...
Report Details Wave of Lawsuits Targeting Climate Crimes of Big Oil
An increasing number of climate lawsuits filed against fossil fuel companies in the last decade could put a dent in the business model of...
Kenyan-built mobile money platform disrupts traditional banks’ hold in Eswatini
Mandla Nxumalo, managing director of InstaCash A Nairobi-designed digital wallet service is nipping at the heels of Eswatini’s mainstream banks and telcos, proving that...
Juliana Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court to Reverse Trump Judges’ Dismissal of...
Demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court correct "an egregious error" by the Trump-appointed judges who dismissed their landmark case in May, the 21 plaintiffs...
Groups Say Trump Threat Is Dire, But Harris Must Prove She...
Up until the very last question of the debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump Tuesday night, American voters...
The South African entrepreneur who found opportunity in plastic pipes
Kgomotso Lekola
Interview with Kgomotso LekolaFOUNDER AND CEO, BT INDUSTRIAL GROUP
Lives in: South Africa
After making a three times return on his previous venture, South African...
‘Simply Unacceptable’: Nearly 200 Environmental Defenders Killed in 2023
Almost 200 people were killed in 2023 for attempting to protect their lands and communities from ecological devastation, Global Witness
revealed Tuesday.
This raises the...
Pacific Islands Push ICC to Recognize Ecocide as International Crime
Campaigners against ecocide, the destruction of nature, applauded what one leader called a "key moment" in the fight to protect the natural world and...
From Nigeria to Kenya: Entrepreneurs turning Africa’s plastic waste into wealth
Kieran Smith, the CEO of Mr Green Africa, at its recycling factory in Nairobi, Kenya. From Nigeria to Ethiopia and Kenya, these three entrepreneurs...
Brazilian Judge Orders Slaughterhouses and Ranchers to Pay for Harming Amazon
A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered two slaughterhouses and three ranchers to pay $764,000 in combined penalties for trading cattle raised in a protected...
In Rich Nations, 72% Say Climate Damage Should Be ‘Criminal Offense’
Nearly two-thirds of people living in the world's largest economies believe it should be "a criminal offense" for decision-makers in government or big businesses...
50 Arrested in Final ‘Historic’ Summer of Heat Protest at Citibank
Closing out a "historic" summer of civil disobedience—but with no plans to back off their demands that Wall Street divest from planet-heating fossil fuels—the...
Big Oil Wields Influence on Universities, Delaying Green Transition: Study
The fossil fuel industry seeks to obstruct climate action by using money to influence research and establish ties at Western universities, raising concerns about...
From Kenya to Ghana: Where this investor sees Africa’s best opportunities
Nimrod Gerber Interview with Nimrod GerberMANAGING PARTNER, VITAL CAPITAL Lives in: Cyprus Nimrod Gerber is the managing partner at Vital Capital, an investment...
US DOE Approves New Fortress Energy LNG Export Despite Climate Risks
Despite the strong links between liquefied natural gas and harms to public health and the planet, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved the...
‘You Cannot In Fact Do Both’: Biden Slammed for Bragging About...
Climate campaigners this week rebuked recent claims by U.S. President Joe Biden—and Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee—that the United...
Mobilizing finance to build climate-resilient, sustainable African cities
In Africa, the current population of around 1.1 billion will double by 2050 and more than 80% of that increase will occur in cities....
Water Realities
In the Agrifrica Digital Magazine we covered the realities of Water from various countries. Hereunder the snapshot of a few Countries Challenges & Solutions,...
Why Water?
When we launched Agrifrica.com, we thought about the issues around the Future of Earth and our collective well-being. We discussed about the important elements...
AfDB to launch flagship publication on land reform in Africa
The African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank Group will today launch a publication containing a series of research-based articles by...
Fura Gems again extends Mozambique ruby asset merger
The company said it provided notice to New Energy Minerals that it would push back the so-called ‘drop dead’ date
Fura Gems Inc ()(OTCMKTS:FUGMF), the...