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CLIMATE CHANGE Comprehensive Agreement Beyond Reach By Kristin Palitza DURBAN, South Africa - The goal of a comprehensive and binding agreement may be beyond the reach of the 17th United Nations climate change negotiations, says the organisation’s secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. MORE >>
Sweden, UK and Germany Top Climate Protectors By Kristin Palitza DURBAN, South Africa - Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany are the top countries to fight climate change, according to the 2012 Climate Change Performance Index, whose results were published at the United Nations climate change summit today. MORE >>
Sweden Runs Into South Sudanese Oilgate By Jared Ferrie JUBA - Civil society leaders in South Sudan are closely watching a legal battle unfolding in Sweden, as prosecutors investigate an oil company accused of involvement in massive human rights abuses here. MORE >>
The Rush for Oil in West Africa – The New Wild West? By Meena Bhandari FREETOWN - There is a new oil rush off the coast of West Africa. But there are fears that the sector is not sufficiently regulated, and watchdog groups are raising concerns about transparency and governance in the region. MORE >>
World’s Biggest Hydropower Scheme Will Leave Africans in the Dark By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN - South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to build a major hydroelectric power project, which is said to bring electricity to more than half of the continent’s 900 million people. But economic analysts warn that foreign investors will prevent the grid from benefiting the general public. MORE >>
MALAWI Water Promises Light for Isolated Community By Charles Mpaka BLANTYRE - In just a few weeks, seven villages that had expected to remain "in the dark forever" will finally have electricity, courtesy of a small hydroelectric power plant on Lichenya River, one of the major rivers on the eastern slopes of Mulanje Mountain in southern Malawi. MORE >>
WEST AFRICA Niger River under Pressure from Dams By Soumaila T. Diarra BAMAKO - Several major new dams are being constructed on the Niger River. It's a positive sign of growing investment in agriculture and energy, but it also has some observers worried. MORE >>
WEST AFRICA Solar Panels Light Up Remote Villages By Koffigan E. Adigbli DAKAR - Frequent power cuts have led people in rural areas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal to turn to solar energy for electricity. MORE >>
Q&A Sudan and South Sudan Will Resolve Oil Issues Saaleha Bamjee interviews DR. ALI YOUSIF AHMED ALSHARIF, Sudan’s ambassador to South Africa MIDRAND, South Africa - Sudan and South Sudan will eventually agree on a reasonable oil-sharing agreement between the two nations as there has been political will from both sides to find a resolution. MORE >>
SOUTH SUDAN Oil Conflict Threatens to Break Out By Charlton Doki* JUBA - The communities living on the South Sudan-Sudan border may face genocide if the conflict between the two countries disputing control of oil reserves is not resolved. MORE >>
SUDAN China Could Oil the Peace Process By Reem Abbas* KHARTOUM - China, a major player in the oil industries of South Sudan and Sudan, could use its influence to stop the escalating violence between the two countries that has seen the displacement of thousands of people and a reduction in oil production, a United States State Department official says. MORE >>
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