Blog

Patrick Wintour in Taormina, Sicily and Amanda Holpuch in New York | Saturday 27 May 2017 | THE GUARDIAN President resists pressure from other G7 countries to support treaty Merkel says discussions on climate deal ‘difficult and unsatisfactory’ Donald Trump has resisted pressure from Europe, Canada and Japan to declare his support for the UN’s landmark … [Read more...] about Donald Trump will make ‘final decision’ on Paris climate deal next week

ALEX GITTA | 27 MAY 2017 | MAIL & GUARDIAN "Controversy is her middle name, but Nyanzi refuses to shy away from confronting some of the most feared politicians in Uganda with her unorthodox wit. Stella Nyanzi is a well-known figure in Uganda, maintaining a popular Facebook presence where her supporters frequently applaud her activism and strong stance against what she … [Read more...] about Academic Stella Nyanzi making waves in Uganda 27 MAY 2017 11:28ALEX GITTA

Michael Morris | 27 May 2017  | WEEKEND ARGUS Cape Town - Not a drop of rainwater falling on Cape Town should enter the storm-water system and be discharged into the sea and every drop of rainwater thus saved must be used twice. If this is not the summary of a new official injunction - as Cape Town’s water supply falls steadily beyond the most critical levels experienced in a … [Read more...] about How rainwater harvesting could help save Cape

 ELIAS BIRYABAREMA | 26 MAY 2017 | BUSINESS DAY Kampala — Uganda and Tanzania signed a framework agreement on their proposed $3.55bn crude export pipeline on Friday, a key milestone for the project, which is expected to start pumping Ugandan oil to international markets in three years. An official at Uganda’s Ministry of Energy told Reuters the agreement covered … [Read more...] about Uganda and Tanzania agree framework for proposed pipeline

Karen McVeigh | Wednesday 24 May 2017 | THE GUARDIAN Research by campaigners claims aid and loans to the continent are outweighed by financial flows to tax havens and costs of climate change mitigation More wealth leaves Africa every year than enters it – by more than $40bn (£31bn) – according to research that challenges “misleading” perceptions of foreign … [Read more...] about World is plundering Africa’s wealth of ‘billions of dollars a year’