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Solar energy even on cloudy days.

Good News

Solar energy despite clouds, and days off during menstruation

The two pieces of good news this month are about harnessing solar energy even on cloudy days and additional two paid days off for female employees experiencing menstrual pain.

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Traffic

Road safety remains a major concern in Uganda

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by Mathias Galabuzi

Energy supply

Zambia supports $ 50 billion funding pledge to expand energy access in Africa

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by Derrick Silimina

Textile waste

How Nigerian designers are embracing sustainability

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo
As international inflation made wheat more expensive, many West Africans once more opted for cassava, which some consider to be a poor person’s food.

Agricultural research

Research needed on traditional African foods

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by Hans Dembowski
In Africa, supply chains are less well monitored than in Europe: Yam wholesale market in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.

African food systems

Lack of research thwarts African food security

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by Hans Dembowski

Natural resources

Illegal fishing endangers Kenya’s economy and environment

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by Joseph Maina

Trade infrastructure

How the Lobito Corridor is paving the way for economic growth

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by Derrick Silimina
ERG salvages usable parts from discarded digital devices and sorts the waste materials for recycling purposes.

Digital-waste management

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

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by Hans Dembowski
Where ecosystems are still intact, funding is needed to preserve them. This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Climate finance

“Cutting funds won’t save them”

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by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

Plastic waste

Malawi’s journey towards a plastic-free future

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by Raphael Mweninguwe