It is shortly after sunrise, and Peter Mudenda looks for elephant tracks on a dirt road surrounded by mopane trees.Once a farmer, the 49-year-old gave up the plough several years ago when a massive forest protection project was launched in Binga, a remote semi-arid district in northern Zimbabwe.He now makes a living digging fireguards, taking …

Zimbabwe’s carbon credit takeover spooks locals, investorsFri, 23 Jun 2023 07:29:06 GMT Read More »

An outbreak of violence in Senegal is having a ricochet effect on the country’s sheep herders ahead of a Muslim festival which is a peak time for business.The deadliest clashes in years broke out in the capital Dakar on June 1 after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years’ jail, casting a pall …

Senegal unrest stokes instability for sheep farmersFri, 23 Jun 2023 06:36:39 GMT Read More »

Her nephew shared the harrowing tale of how she died.The 45-year-old mother of five had not eaten in days and begged for a sip of water as she lay dying in a hospital in Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region.She struggled to swallow, her muscles weakened from prolonged starvation, as droplets dribbled down her chin, he said.She …

Hunger devastates Ethiopia’s Tigray as food aid haltedFri, 23 Jun 2023 06:13:54 GMT Read More »

A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s late former president, illegally diverted 52 million euros from the southwestern African nation’s state oil company.Dos Santos funnelled the cash into a firm she owned with her husband, said the finding by the Amsterdam-based Enterprise Chamber, which was dated June 15 but …

Dutch court says Angola’s dos Santos diverted millionsThu, 22 Jun 2023 19:33:38 GMT Read More »

Explosions rocked Khartoum on Thursday, more than two months after fighting broke out between rival Sudanese generals, with each side accusing the other of attacks on civilians.Witnesses in the east of the capital reported artillery fire, while others in the northern suburbs said the force of heavy shelling from an army barracks shook the walls …

Sudan warring parties trade blame as fighting ragesThu, 22 Jun 2023 18:28:47 GMT Read More »

Copper-rich Zambia, the first African country to default on its debt during the Covid pandemic, on Thursday secured a deal from creditors to restructure its debt at a global finance summit in Paris.Here are five things to know about the southern African nation of 19.6 million inhabitants, which is a key target of China’s massive …

Five things to know about ZambiaThu, 22 Jun 2023 18:10:47 GMT Read More »

A group of wealthy nations and multilateral development banks have promised to mobilise 2.5 billion euros to help Senegal reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, President Macky Sall said Thursday.”Senegal has committed to increasing the share of electricity generated by renewable energy to 40 percent by 2030 with financing to the order of 2.5 billion …

Rich countries pledge $2.7 bn to decarbonise Senegal economyThu, 22 Jun 2023 15:42:06 GMT Read More »

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has filed a criminal complaint in France for “crimes against humanity” against President Macky Sall, his lawyer said, as well as requesting a probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC).Sall was in Paris on Thursday and Friday for a global climate finance summit called by President Emmanuel Macron.Sonko alleges that …

Senegal opposition leader launches French legal action against presidentThu, 22 Jun 2023 14:57:47 GMT Read More »

Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a “critical humanitarian situation”, two United Nations bodies said in a report released Thursday.”Since the start of the year, more than 9,000 distressed migrants who were driven across the border by Algeria, found themselves blocked at Assamaka,” a remote town in …

Algeria’s migrant pushback causes ‘critical situation’ in Niger: UNThu, 22 Jun 2023 13:27:31 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia is preparing to launch the fourth filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the country’s deputy prime minister announced Thursday, despite opposition from its downstream neighbour Egypt.The massive $4.2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the centre of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project …

Ethiopia to launch fourth filling of controversial damThu, 22 Jun 2023 13:17:06 GMT Read More »