Good COP, bad COP: UN climate meet praised and panned
Glasgow – The COP26 climate talks resuming on Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level announcements... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
CO2 rebound as climate summit sees emissions pledges
Glasgow – Global CO2 emissions are set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels next year, according to an assessment published on... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
G20 leaders approve multinationals tax but wrangle over climate
Rome – Leaders of the G20 world’s major economies approved a global minimum tax on the largest companies on Saturday,... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
Qala i Naw – Fahima has wept many times since her husband sold their two young daughters into marriage... Read more
26 Oct, 2021
Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
Saint-Louis – In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up the beach to lay giant blocks... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Environmental groups warn of ‘catastrophe’ in DRC’s forests
Kinshasa – Environmental groups on Thursday warned of an impending “biodiversity catastrophe” if the Democratic Republic of Congo pushes ahead... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa to meet G7 leaders in UK
Carbis Bay – G7 leaders meet on Friday for their first in-person talks in nearly two years, with an... Read more
11 Jun, 2021
