Climate change presents yet another stumbling block to achieving development outcomes as floods, droughts, cyclones, and other natural hazards continue to ravage Africa, reversing the gains made over decades. For Africa that is already reeling in poverty, debt, crumbling health systems and a myriad of other problems, recovery from the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate change will prove to be an insurmountable task. As is the case for Africa, industrialization, increased urbanization, and population growth are driving a sustained demand for minerals, metals and coal globally. According to the UN, the number of people living in cities will increase from…
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There’s a new ruling on the dispute over the maritime border between Kenya and Somalia, but that doesn’t mean that either nation got everything it wanted from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Somalia has long argued that it never agreed to a maritime border, or legal agreements based on any such border with respect to territorial waters and economic zones. Kenya, meanwhile, insisted that a maritime border exists between the two Horn of Africa neighbors and that Somalia agreed to it years ago. Kenya also said if for some reason the court decided there is no…
We are excited to announce that Travel Beyond has been named a “Top 10 African Safari Tour” on Travel + Leisure’s list of World’s Best. As a three-time past recipient (2017, 2018, and 2019), we are honored to have our name back on this prestigious list. Winners of the magazine’s annual World’s Best are nominated and reviewed by readers who rate “safari outfitters on their staff and guides, itineraries and destinations, activities, accommodations, food, and overall value.” According to Travel + Leisure‘s description of the category, “These specialists go above and beyond to organize the ultimate African adventure.” “Earning a spot…
South Africa’s current steel shortage is compounding an already serious obstacle to the efficient functioning of the subcontinent’s overhead crane market: declining service footprints There will be variable speed drives on the hoist and the long- and cross-travels, and control will be by pendant. (Image source: Condra) Condra has both the capability to manufacture and enough steel with which to do it. By contrast, other manufacturers are suffering material shortages exacerbated by a declining capability in terms of geographic reach, further lengthening lead times for this type of machinery. Condra’s order book is benefiting, with the company continuing on time…
Ballot box – great for topics like election/ voting etc. This weekend Rwanda kicked off local government elections nearly a year of delay due to COVID-19 pandemic. The elections, which had been scheduled for February 2020, were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rwandans turned up in numbers in their respective villages across the country to elect their representatives to the village executive committee. “Voting was conducted in strict compliance with social distancing measures, wearing of face masks and the use of hand sanitizers as well as washing of hands with soap and water,” Kalisa Mbanda, Chairperson, National Electoral Commission…
Renewed focus to remove water-guzzling treesSpecially trained crews target 54,000 hectaresInvasive pine trees threaten Cape biodiversity hotspotCAPE TOWN, Oct 18 (Reuters) – In South Africa’s Franschhoek mountains a helicopter drops off abseilers to cut down invasive pine trees that are choking off water supplies to millions of Cape Town residents already facing climate change-induced shortages.The crews are there to help to remove 54,000 hectares of alien trees by 2025, in the process reclaiming an estimated 55 billion litres of water lost each year – two months water supply for Cape Town.Using hand saws to cut saplings while dangling over craggy…
Issued on: 17/10/2021 – 17:04 Zimbabwe’s six central hospitals are sorely in need of funding, and yet money is available, according to Zimbabwean investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. “In terms of vaccination, the government has tried – we used Chinese vaccines,” says Chin’ono on the sidelines of the Africa-France Summit in Montpellier this month.“Unfortunately they’re not recognised internationally, so when we travel we have to quarantine for seven days, which costs a lot of money,” he said, speaking to RFI after getting a PCR test on the grounds of the summit.And while this is an inconvenience, he pointed out that in Zimbabwe, Covid-19 has claimed…
As GLAMCITYZ editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Korean smash hit series, Squid Game is making rounds all over the world, making it the number one series on Netflix at the moment. Viewers getting into the groove have started showing their love for the movie as they rock the players tracksuit and even the squid game ninja’s outfit. Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ star Emmanuel, also joined the gang has he…
Hundreds of pro-military Sudanese protesters have rallied for a second day in Khartoum, in an escalation of what the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, called the “worst and most dangerous crisis” of the country’s precarious transition.The protesters are demanding the dissolution of Sudan’s post-dictatorship interim government, saying it has failed them politically and economically.“The sit-in continues, we will not leave until the government is dismissed,” said Ali Askouri, one of the organisers. “We have officially asked the Sovereign Council [the military-civilian body that oversees the transition] not to interact with this government any more.”Sudanese politics is reeling from divisions among the…
Issued on: 17/10/2021 – 08:19 Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his former party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. Gbagbo, 76, who returned home in June after his acquittal was upheld, announced a few months later that he would be setting up a new party in order to avoid legal battles with his former ally, Pascal Affi N’Guessan.Gbagbo was extradited to The Hague in 2011 and his Ivorian Popular Front party splintered three years later — with one faction led…