African Solarpunk is Real
The future will be powered by renewable energy and the continent of Africa is an example of what’s to come to other continents: solarpunk. Solarpunk is the vision of a…
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Africa’s anti-gay madness—the Christian connection
Uganda recently passed an anti-gay law described by United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk as “probably among the worst of its kind in the world.” Anyone engaging in gay…
Africa’s anti-gay madness—the Christian connection
Uganda recently passed an anti-gay law described by United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk as “probably among the worst of its kind in the world.” Anyone engaging in gay…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Renee Graham writes that the elimination of masking protections as a matter of privileged people’s comfort in the midst of a pandemic that…
A Black Panther Love Story – Charlotte & Pete O’Neal
March 2020: Charlotte and Pete O’Neal at their home in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. (Photograph by Jaclynn Ashly)This article is mirrored from https://www.newframe.com/part-one-a-black-panther-love-story/. Part one Charlotte and Pete…
Africa Free of Wild Polio
We can deal with diseases, viruses, and other health ills through collective efforts. This week it’s been announced that the entire continent of Africa is free of polio spreading in…
Raptors President embraces bloodstained dictator
Paul Kagame with Masai Ujiri at the NBA Africa Summit (Flickr) Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri claims to be an ambassador for Africa, but his embrace of the most bloodstained…
The State of Energy in Africa
A panel at Collision Conference today looked at the state of the energy grid in Africa. The panellists are involved in bringing sustainable energy solutions to the continent in various…
A First Victory for the Sudanese Revolution
Omar al Bashir, the 30-year long dictator of Sudan, the perpetrator of the massacre of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the Darfour and South Sudan wars, the enemy of…
Zimbabwe: Capitalist Crisis + Ultra-Neoliberal Policy = “Mugabesque” Authoritarianism
Photo by Zinyange Auntony Once again, a formidable burst of state brutality against Zimbabwe’s citizenry has left at least a dozen corpses, scores of serious injuries, mass arrests, Internet suspension…
African Development Bank is Going Green
Banks have a reputation for being too greedy for the good of anyone outside themselves; however, some banks are thinking in the long term. The African Development Bank has announced…
African aid can’t keep up with stolen wealth
Photo by hdptcar The question gets asked often: How can Africa be so poor when it receives so much aid? The answer is simple. The world economic system sucks more…
Africa Wants Trump Given the Boot
African states attending COP23, the UN climate summit in Bonn, want America’s delegation turfed out. From Deutshe Welle. The Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) represents a coalition of civil society…
The U.S. military is conducting secret missions all over Africa
Photo by US Army Africa U.S. troops are now conducting 3,500 exercises, programs, and engagements per year, an average of nearly 10 missions per day, on the African continent, according…
The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?
Some critics argue that the neo-liberal policies advanced by powerful non-governmental organizations, NGOs, limit states’ influence and sovereignty while benefiting NGOs. In Africa, NGOs also place Africans at the mercy…
Returning to the Home that is No More There
Photo by Daniel A. Anderson/University Co/Random House Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial…
Renewables Had a Record Year in 2016
Renewable energy production is growing more every year and 2016 was no exception to that growth. In 2016 capacity of renewables increased by 8.7% and for the first time solar…
Will BC’s climate plan be BC’s latest fudge-it budget?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 BC’s Climate Leadership Plan is missing in action. Originally ...
AU Passport Launches for Government Workers
The African Union has announced that a significant step has been made to creating free movement between borders. That significant step is a special passport for government officials and head…
Does Kenya’s Climate Change Act lead the way for climate lawsuits?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 It might seem a bit odd for Environmental Law Alert (based in BC, Canada) ...