Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report
Policymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future A greener economy could bring millions...
Month : July 2024
Top leaders of powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas
Ismael Zambada Garcia, known as ‘El Mayo’, and Joaquin Guzman accused of fentanyl production and trafficking The US justice department has arrested two leaders of...
Canadian Rockies town Jasper badly damaged by fast-moving wildfire
More than 25,000 residents and tourists evacuated from national park region as firefighters forced into a retreat A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed parts of Jasper,...
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could reach 500, UN agency says
Mudslide in Gofa zone on Monday traps people rescuing victims from a slide the previous day The death toll from landslides that hit south-western Ethiopia...
‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war
Exclusive: Discovery of Emirati passports in wreckage suggest covert boots on the ground, despite Gulf state’s denials Passports recovered from battlefields in Sudan suggest the...
Ten people drown in Darién Gap while trying to cross swollen river
People were probably on their way to US, Panama’s border force says, highlighting perils of jungle Ten people have drowned in a swollen river while...
At least 150 people missing after boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Boat full of people hoping to get to Europe overturns and at least 15 known to have died, UN migration agency says At least 15...
Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN
Annual report says climate crisis, conflict and economic shocks leave the global food system ‘disastrously vulnerable’ Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the...
Transfemicide becomes a crime in a ‘watershed’ moment for Mexico City
Galvanized by the 2016 murder of trans sex worker Paola Buenrostro, activists applaud law as critical for feeling safe When the trans sex worker Paola...
Canada wildfires: 25,000 evacuate Jasper national park amid multiple blazes
Alberta officials order residents, seasonal workers and tourists to flee as fires and smoke descend on Rocky Mountain community Out-of-control wildfires near the Canadian town...
