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- ‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action – UN
- Kenya’s green gold rush that clean energy investors can’t ignore
- Mining diplomacy: Will the US exploit DRC’s critical minerals?
- Zoned for impact: How a cross-border Special Economic Zone is powering Africa’s green switch
- AIM Congress 2025: UAE’s tolerance conference aims to fix a fractured world
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- United Nations warns that the arrest of First Vice President and main opposition leader Riek Machar signals a severe unravelling of the peace process.
- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges South Sudanese leaders to “put down the weapons” and “put all the people of South Sudan first.”
- Over one million people have fled across the border from Sudan since fighting broke out.
“All the dark clouds of a perfect storm have descended upon the people of the world’s newest country – and one of the poorest,” Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
After finally gaining independence from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011, civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and opposition forces led by his rival Riek Machar, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths.
In 2018, a peace agreement ended the fighting and established …
- Critical minerals are vital for the green energy transition.
- The DRC is the world’s largest miner of critical minerals.
- DRC appeals to US to mine critical minerals and help stop rebel insurgency.
Critical minerals are defining the green energy transition and the DRC is the world’s largest producer. Critical minerals copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and others including rare earth elements, such as lanthanum and yttrium are vital for the green energy transition.
These minerals and metals are essential for emerging technologies powering electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, and mobile phones among other modern digital devices and machines.
“The country Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently the world’s largest supplier of cobalt which has defence and aerospace applications as well as being essential for batteries in electric vehicles,” states Cobalt Institute’s factsheet titled “Powering the Green Economy.”
The report points out that most of the critical minerals mined in …
- UAE’s Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence has announced the 3rd edition of the “World Governments as Incubators for Tolerance” Conference at AIM Congress 2025.
- The forum will deliberate on effective frameworks and mechanisms for embedding a culture of tolerance as a foundational element in constructing stable and sustainable societies.
- Delegates to engage on how to foster mutual understanding and respect in tackling global challenges, including inequality and social unrest, often stemming from cultural disparities and ideological divides.
In its ongoing commitment to fostering global values of tolerance and coexistence, the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence is set to organize the third edition of the “World Governments as Incubators for Tolerance” conference.
Under the theme “A Balanced Approach to Prosperity,” this event will convene during the second day of the AIM Congress 2025, scheduled from April 7 to 9 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
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- East Africa’s public transport sector, once synonymous with chaos and pollution, is now leading a quiet green revolution.
- From electric buses in Kenya to CNG-powered fleets in Tanzania, the region is ditching diesel for clean energy.
- Could this unexpected shift be the most defining leap to a sustainable future for urban mobility?
Across the populous cities and towns of East Africa, a quiet revolution is underway. The familiar roar of diesel engines is being replaced by the hum of electric buses, the whir of three-wheeled motorcycles, and the smooth glide of trains powered by clean energy.
Even Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is fueling fleets of buses and taxis, signaling a seismic shift as the region ditches oil for renewables. But here’s the twist: the unlikely hero of this green mobility transition isn’t high-tech startups, luxury carmakers or even woke government policymakers—it’s the public transport sector.
From Dar es Salaam to …
- Tanzania to import 100MW of electricity from Ethiopia via Kenya.
- Regional power pools enhance power trade and reliability.
- Power trade builds regional integration, diplomacy.
Power trade—the import and export of electricity—is expanding across East Africa, with Tanzania now set to import 100MW of energy from Ethiopia.
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) will facilitate the import, aiming to reduce power losses and improve electricity distribution in the country’s Northern Zone. The government, in a recent statement, announced that this initiative aligns with Tanzania’s broader strategy to enhance energy efficiency and ensure a stable power supply nationwide.
By integrating into the regional power grid, Tanzania expects to optimize electricity distribution and minimize transmission losses. This move builds on previous power trade agreements with Zambia, Uganda, and Kenya, which have helped bridge energy shortages in border regions such as Rukwa, Kagera, and Tanga.
“This latest initiative aligns with the government’s commitment to …
- UN requires G7 countries to commit 0.7% of their Gross National Income to development aid.
- However, the US is the largest donor of international aid according to the UN.
- Statistics from One Campaign show that the G7 and the EU Institutions’ share of aid to Africa is at a near 50-year low.
The cuts to international aid by U.S. President Donald Trump (and billionaire Elon Musk) have sparked global outrage, including in Africa. However, given that the United Nations recognizes Washington as the single largest donor of global aid, can we definitively say Trump (or Musk) is wrong?
Consider this: according to the UN, the U.S. accounted for over 40 per cent of all humanitarian aid tracked in 2024. This means nearly half of last year’s global aid came from American taxpayers—a level of generosity that’s hard to ignore.
But was this a one-time display of goodwill? The numbers …
- As more countries choose gold over dollar for national reserve, Tanzania is requiring all miners to remit 20% of their gold output.
- This is part of Tanzania’s shift from U.S. dollar reserves system to the precious mineral since creating it’s national gold reserve last year.
- Across the continent, Kibali, a gold mine in the DRC remains the largest gold producer in Africa.
Gold is dominating international markets, with soaring demand set to reshape Africa’s gold mining industry. As more countries shift toward trading in local currencies, gold is emerging as a strong contender against the U.S. dollar as the preferred store of value. This raises a critical question—why aren’t African economies, rich in gold, building up their own gold reserves?
Take for instance, the case of Tanzania, a country that ranks between third and fourth largest gold producers in Africa, this wealth of one of the most valuable minerals does …
- International aid and loans to Africa are based on a false (mathematical) statement; Africa needs development aid – False.
- Net financial flows to African countries dropped 18% (2020/22) -True.
- Africa paying more to service debts than development aid it recieves – True.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s aid cuts will fatally affect developing countries where millions of people rely on the aid for their livelihoods at a time when huge debt servicing costs pose even worse effect on their lives. “Analysis also finds growing debt service payments are rapidly outpacing aid and investments in all developing countries,” reveals a One Campaign report.
Titled, ‘Net finance flows to developing countries turned negative in 2023’ the report warns that; “Developing country debt levels have more than doubled since 2009, and the cost of servicing that debt has skyrocketed.” According to the report; “African countries are projected to spend $81 billion on debt …
- Trump’s escalating aid cuts are crippling global humanitarian efforts, with the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) now forced to shut its southern Africa office.
- The closure threatens food assistance for millions, as WFP has been leading the response to the region’s worst drought in 40 years.
- With USAID slashing 90% of foreign aid contracts and WFP facing a 40% budget cut, 26 million people across seven countries are at risk of severe hunger.
The escalating U.S. aid cuts under President Donald Trump are impacting millions worldwide, exposing the extent to which American taxpayers have been funding global aid. This raises a critical question: Is Trump’s decision justified?
His administration’s aggressive push to reduce foreign aid—led by the so-called Department of Efficiency in Government—continues to disrupt operations of major international organizations, with the latest casualty being the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP).
Currently, WFP provides food assistance to over 150 million …
