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Nairobi, Kenya – 9th September – Taste of Capetown, the celebrated Wine and Food export Group known for its vibrant interpretation of South African cuisines and wine, has officially opened its doors in one of Nairobi’s most prestigious upmarket neighbourhoods. The new restaurant marks the group’s first permanent footprint in East Africa and arrives at…
EIRS Aviation poised to help unlock capital for the continent’s growing airline sector. NAIROBI, KENYA – September 7, 2026: Africa’s aviation sector is entering a period of significant expansion, but access to capital remains a major constraint for airlines seeking to grow their fleets. As demand for aircraft increases, insurance could play a critical role…
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The WSA Observer Mission to the United Nations has launched Africa’s First‑ever Three‑Tier Sanitation Club empowering children, students, and village youth to lead the future of clean water and sanitation in their communities. A new model for SDG 6 in action. The Permanent Observer of the Observer Mission of the Pan African Intergovernmental Agency on Water and…
Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating an inclusive energy transition by expanding access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green electricity across Sub-Saharan Africa. Shared at the opening of the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 Conference, the commitment reflects Schneider Electric’s global ambition to…
Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 100 published articles, specialising in climate change at Africa Digest News. In 2022, Pakistan, responsible for less than 1% of historical cumulative CO₂ emissions, saw catastrophic floods submerge roughly one-third of its territory at their peak, affecting 33 million people and displacing…
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Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 100 published articles, specialising in climate change at Africa Digest News. While supercomputers struggled to predict the intensity of the 2024 Amazon fire season, exacerbated by historic drought and releasing millions of tonnes of CO₂, Yanomami fire watchers in Brazil’s Roraima state…
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Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 100 published articles, specialising in climate change at Africa Digest News. There is no legal term “climate refugee” in international law, yet the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) counted a record 45.8 million climate-displaced people in 2024 alone, nearly double the annual…
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Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 100 published articles, specialising in climate change at Africa Digest News. During India’s 2025 heatwaves, among the most severe on record, with temperatures exceeding 45°C in parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan, men died visibly on construction sites from heatstroke, but women suffered…
Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 100 published articles, specialising in climate change at Africa Digest News. At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan’s delegate Ralph Regenvanu held up a simple pie chart: 20 rich countries caused 78% of historical emissions since 1850. Then he asked for the bill. This…
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By Thuita Gatero, Managing Editor, Africa Digest News At the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump stood before a hall of world leaders and declared climate change to be “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” He said it with certainty, and the statement landed in a room filled with presidents, diplomats,…
