An energy efficiency expert said on Saturday that 1.2 billion people in the world are living without access to electricity, in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world. Mr Bill...
“We have to keep trust in this momentum period, Mr Mezouar said in a response to a question at a press briefing following speculations that with Trump’s election, he will withdraw US from the...
The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region $614bn in lost growth since 2011, the UN says. The estimate is the first of its kind by a major economic body. It is equivalent to 6% of the...
Africa faces a surge in internal and cross-border migration in the coming years due to increased climate change and its impact on life and livelihood. According to the United Nations Environment...
Egypt and Ghana's rivalry started back in 1959 when they first met in a qualifying clash for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, with the Black Stars claiming their berth in the prestigious quadrennial...
Uganda has warned that the persistent drought has placed over 7 million people at risk. As experts meet in Morocco this week for the UN Climate Change summit, the East African country said climate...
African Footballer of the year award 2016, throwback at all the previous winners Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners....
Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, will take place this weekend across the continent. The top-liners largely involve top west Africa and north Africa sides. Nigeria vs. Algeria On Saturday,...
Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners. The prize started life as the BBC African Sports Star of the Year award in 1992,...
Chinese officials have reaffirmed the country’s determination to continue working on climate change despite climate skeptic Donald Trump’s win in the U. S. presidential election. The U. S....
Nigeria skipper John Mikel Obi is in a positive mood ahead of the match with Algeria Nigeria host Algeria and Ghana travel to Egypt in two of this weekend's biggest African qualifying matches for the...
In the past few months, it seems we’ve made great leaps in the race to curb global warming. In early October, 191 countries signed the world’s first agreement to curb greenhouse gas pollution...
In every sphere of life, Africans are great innovators and entrepreneurs. You only have to step into an African market to see and hear that ingenuity. But every entrepreneur needs investment, and...
World youth have been called upon to take active part in educating the world to protect the environment to prevent the devastating effects of climate change. Hakima El Haite, COP22 Special Envoy and...
Media professionals have been urged to carry out their professional duty with diligence and circumspection in their reportage on environmental protection and the fight against climate change....
Morocco has officially applied to return to the continental body it pulled out of in 1984. Western Sahara has opposed Morocco’s bid to rejoin the African Union unless it recognises the independence...
This year’s U. N. climate change conference may not be as impassioned as last year’s in Paris, where more than 100 heads of states attended to ensure that a sweeping agreement was sealed, but the...
Ghana has been ranked among countries in the world that were hit hardest by extreme weather events in 2015. According to the 12th edition of the Global Climate Risk Index, four out of the ten most...
The integrity and fairness should remain the major principles of the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22), a senior Chinese official said on Monday. A shuttle bus at the venue of the conference has the...
