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ENERGY-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Small Is Beautiful, Say Independent Power Producers By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - Independent power producers argue that small hydroelectric plants have a key role to play in avoiding an energy shortfall in the Southern African region. MORE >>
ETHIOPIA: Dam Critics Won't Go Away By IPS Correspondents ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is building a 240-metre high dam on the Omo River that is intended to end the country's electricity shortage and supply power to neighbouring countries. Not everyone's happy. MORE >>
NIGERIA: No Oil Company Will Know Peace in the Creeks By Sam Olukoya YENAGOA, Nigeria - Three flow stations in the oil-rich Niger Delta have had to be closed after a pipeline was sabotaged, according to Royal Dutch Shell. MORE >>
TANZANIA: Addressing Energy Crisis Through Alternatives and Efficiency at Household Level By Jessie Boylan DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's electricity grid is fed by a mixture of natural gas, diesel and hydropower; however, over the past few years the country has experienced severe blackouts and power rationing in urban areas due to drought and subsequent low-water levels. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: From Dirty Fuels to Clean Technology By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - Tomorrow’s polluters are today’s emerging economies. To develop without retracing the polluting steps of the West, requires green technology, an expensive option for Africa. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Poor Vendors in Swaziland Worried by 'Flora Protection Law' By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE - For close to three decades, Jeremiah Mkhonta has earned a living by selling firewood by the roadside. It's not exactly lucrative: the father of 15 often goes for a fortnight without even selling a single four dollar bundle of firewood. MORE >>
ZAMBIA: Putting Waste to Work By Lewis Mwanangombe NDOLA, Zambia - When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as "Ku kalale" - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners. MORE >>
ENERGY-TANZANIA: Charcoal a Dirty Trade-Off By Jessie Boylan DAR ES SALAAM - The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. Ameenah and Skukulu Juma lean against the corrugated iron walls of their makeshift charcoal shop. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa Told 'Stop Playing the Victim' By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN - Critics of carbon trading, a strategy meant to combat global warming, say the buying and selling of carbon credits is being exploited. MORE >>
TRADE: What Will China’s Legacy in Africa be by 2049? By Stephanie Nieuwoudt CAPE TOWN - With its recent history of tremendous economic growth, China has a few lessons to teach Africans. But African governments should be vigilant in ensuring that their countries also reap benefits from their relations with China. MORE >>
MOZAMBIQUE: Watching the Water Flow Away By Zenaida Machado MAPUTO - Less than 100 kilometres from the second-largest dam in Africa, women walk with their babies strapped on their back, water pails balanced on their heads. MORE >>
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