A confluence of dynamic developments in society and the global economy gives the African mining sector a number of exciting opportunities. However, a significant bottleneck remains in the continent’s infrastructure gap. Key players are working to...
Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from extreme weather, rising temperatures and drought. These disasters...
The Kariba Dam is located on the Zambezi River, which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Based on reservoir capacity (180,600 hm3), it is the largest dam in the world. With structural failure looming due to erosion, urgent rehabilitation...
A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
