Cotonou, Benin CNN — Standing on the stony ground in the bustling Fifa Park car lot, Rokeeb Yaya is haggling over the price of
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Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens | CNN
CNN — Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the
Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators | CNN
CNN — Although Nigeria has vast energy reserves, more than 92 million people in the country live without access to electricity, according to the
Last of the ‘Super Tuskers’: Saving Kenya’s majestic megafauna | CNN
CNN — Imagine being a child and having a front-row seat, every day, to one of nature’s most remarkable live-action shows. That was the
Opinion: ‘Africa’s COP’ made some big promises. Here’s how to deliver | CNN
Editor’s Note: Adjoa Adjei-Twum. She is the Founder & CEO of the Africa-focused and UK-based advisory firm Emerging Business Intelligence and Innovation (EBII) Group
COP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels | CNN
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN — The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN climate talks were
Activists hoped Egypt’s COP27 would bring a focus on Africa. They were disappointed | CNN
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN — The crowd was loving what Bhekumuzi Bhebhe had to say, cheering loudly as he yelled “don’t gas Africa!” into
Construction completed on Nigeria’s $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Sea Port | CNN
CNN — Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center, has a storage problem. At the West African trade hub’s shipping terminals, projected demand for container space far
Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over coal mine plans | CNN
CNN — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double standard” in their response to the energy
As countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27 | CNN
CNN — As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are