How to save the African lion Free enterprise, democracy and the rule of law are the keys to protecting the…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Uganda’s shrinking wetlands Uganda’s capital Kampala may face an environmental disaster as wetlands give way to economic and population pressures…
West Africa: graveyard for dead TVs, computers and cell phones The world’s discarded electronics are piling up in West Africa,…
Africa: security Terror and violence are increasingly working together, and Africa will need a coordinated response to combat them By…
Africa: mining Across the continent, a wave of mining policy adjustments is impacting Africa’s investment attractiveness By Jade Davenport Mining,…
Zimbabwe: sifting for gold Poor people and reckless mining companies are endangering Zimbabwe’s rivers Alluvial gold panning is relatively simple,…
Madagascar’s troubled waters Overfishing and destructive methods are threatening the island nation’s coastline The fishermen in Sarodrano, a coastal village…
Angola: mining scars Angola’s extractive sector generates bundles of cash, but at what cost to the country’s environment? Angola is…
Saving Africa’s rhinos As anti-poaching efforts fail, legalising the trade of rhino horn may be a solution The history of…
Kenya: Nairobi’s garbage mess Poor waste management casts a shadow over Kenya’s “Green City in the Sun” An old quarry…
