“Energy security and its sovereignty key priorities of India, France”: French Special Envoy for Climate negotiations

New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Benoit Faraco, France's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, co-chaired the 8th session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly alongside Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, in...

Climate Change Is Messing With Global Wind Speeds, Impacting Planetary Health

By Sean Mowbray Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust storms, wildfires intensified by record-setting winds, and increasingly severe...

Energy security, its sovereignty priorities of India, France: French envoy on Climate change

Benoit Faraco, France's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, with Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi New Delhi Benoit Faraco, France's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, co-chaired the 8th session of the...

UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit highlights tourism’s role as key driver of economic transformation and calls to reposition Africa as a new global sustainable tourism brand

Participants emphasize the importance of joint action at the public and private sector levels to expand GCC-African partnerships in the aviation sector The ‘UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025’, hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism...

Andrew Zimmern’s Simple Rules for Buying Sustainable Seafood

Chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern has spent decades looking into the world’s most fascinating food traditions. And lately, he’s been looking even deeper — underwater, that is. Zimmern’s new book, The Blue Food Cookbook — co-authored with chef and...

Building the Continent's Future Climate Change Leaders

A new cohort of promising African students have been awarded full scholarships under the Africa Scholarship Programme, a joint initiative by the African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) and Milliman Inc. Designed to nurture the continent's next...

Laayoune Declaration Determines Rabat-Dakar Axis as Pan-African Model for Sustainable Cooperation

Participants at the symposium held on Monday in Laayoune to mark the 60th anniversary of the Establishment Agreement between Morocco and Senegal adopted the Laayoune Declaration, determining the Rabat-Dakar axis as a hub of pan-African collective...

FirstBank’s 9th Annual CR&S Week: Empowering Communities, Promoting Sustainability and Kindness

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, holding from October 27- November 1, 2025. Now in...

SEC DG: Nigeria’s non-interest capital market now worth N1.6 trillion  

Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has grown to a valuation of more than N1.6 trillion, marking a major milestone in the country’s drive to deepen financial inclusion and mobilize ethical financing for infrastructure development. The...

UM6P Hosts Symposium in Laayoune Marking 60 Years of Morocco-Senegal Cooperation

Rabat – The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) campus in Laayoune hosted on Sunday the Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Morocco-Senegal Establishment Convention, celebrating six decades of diplomatic and academic partnership between...

Building Better Weather Networks

Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, supports a quarter of East Africa’s population with fish, fresh water, and critical transportation routes. It’s also one of the deadliest bodies of water in the world. Storms, high winds, and waves frequently...

How SROL is Redefining Sustainable Mining in Nigeria

Benson Onwusa, Olufemi Olubi, David Mbrekpadiaha and Bolaji Alayande, Present key takeouts from the 2025 Nigeria Mining Week Across the world, businesses are redefining what responsible growth looks like. Environmental, Social, and Governance...

Kenya steps up fight against water scarcity, climate-induced conflicts

Interior PS Raymond Omollo speaks during the opening of the International Conference on Water, Peace and Security in Nairobi. PHOTO | MINA Audio By Vocalize Kenya is intensifying efforts to confront the escalating threat of water scarcity and...

Kenya to tackle water scarcity and climate-driven conflicts

Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration, Dr. Raymond Omollo at the event. [Interior, X] Kenya is intensifying efforts to address the growing threat of water scarcity and climate-induced conflicts, both within its...

FirstBank Launches 2025 Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability Week

FirstBank has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold from October 27 to November 1, 2025. According to a statement by the Bank, now in its ninth year, the annual event...

FirstBank sparks global kindness with 2025 corporate responsibility, sustainability week

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week. The programme is set to hold between 27 October and...

FirstBank sparks global kindness with 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week

FirstBank has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold from October 27 to November 1, 2025. Now in its ninth year, the annual event is a reflection of the Bank’s commitment...

FirstBank celebrates corporate responsibility, sustainability

FirstBank has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold from 27 October to 1 November 2025. Now in its ninth year, the yearly event reflects the bank’s commitment to community...

FirstBank partners with Verve to issue free Verve Debit Cards in Nationwide flash promo, extends good life promo 

FirstBank is issuing free Verve debit cards daily to 131 customers with expired ATM cards nationwide from 6 October 2025 to 30 January 2026, celebrating 131 years of service and promoting financial inclusion. The Verve Good Life Promo has been...

‘Not a luxury, a necessity‘: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegal’s women

The fishing quay on the beach at Joal is usually so crowded with women dealing with the day’s catch that you can barely glimpse the sea. But today it is quiet, just an expanse of broken shells and plastic bags that leads down to the water’s edge....