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China shifts focus to infrastructure in Africa

China is expected to upgrade its industrial cooperation with Africa by signing infrastructure agreements with several African countries in the road, railway, electrical power and aviation sectors. China hopes to actively take part in the...
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Turning mine water into drinking water

Companies are beginning to adopt Anglo American’s model for transforming wastewater from its mines into drinking water. The mining company was the first in South Africa to transform wastewater from its coal mines into water suitable for drinking,...
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Increasing air pollution harming health

An estimated 63 000 premature deaths in Africa annually can be attributed to urban outdoor air pollution, says a new study by the University of Dar es Salaam. According to the study titled National Inventory of Air Pollution in Tanzania, this means...
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Winners of the Third African Climate Award

The AfriCAN Climate Consortium, in conjunction with the University of the Witwatersrand and FANRPAN, hosted the Third AfriCAN Climate Award for excellence in research in climate change adaptation and mitigation in an African context on the 23 April...