Africa
Access to Electricity in 2025 Shows Progress, But Universal Access by 2030 Still Unlikely
Global access to electricity improved in 2025 compared to 2022, but the progress remains insufficient to achieve universal access by 2030. The report Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 reveals that nearly 92 percent of the world’s population…
DR Congo Plans to Protect 550,000 Square Kilometers of the World’s Largest Remaining Tropical Forest
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recently unveiled an ambitious plan to protect and preserve the world’s largest remaining tropical rainforest. President Félix Tshisekedi emphasized that the project will involve the creation of the world’s largest tropical forest reserve…
Ghana on Track to Become One of the First West African Countries with a Large-Scale Nuclear Power Plant
Ghana’s current energy mix is primarily based on hydropower and thermal power plants that use gas and petroleum derivatives. Hydropower has traditionally been considered a stable and relatively inexpensive source of electricity in this West African country, while growing electricity…
July Sets New Temperature Records
Extreme heat hit hundreds of millions of people throughout July, with a domino effect felt right across society. July was one of the hottest – if not the hottest – month on modern record, and the world’s hottest day was…
Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Minimum of 16.4 Per Cent Annual Growth Rate
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that despite renewables becoming the fastest-growing source of power, the world risks missing the tripling renewables target pledged at COP28. To stay the course, the…
Increasing Energy Investment in Africa is Vital for the Continent’s Sustainable Economic Growth
Meeting growing energy demand in Africa requires a surge of spending on clean energy projects, with swift action to tackle financial barriers so investment can reach the levels that are needed, according to a new report from the International Energy…
Above-Normal Rainfall Forecast for Greater Horn of Africa for June to September
Above-normal rainfall is predicted over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa for June to September, including Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western and coastal Kenya, much of Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan. This is according to the…