Doha Climate Change Conference – No Big Hope for Africa

Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges to international community. Increasing frequency and intensity of natural calamities caution that changing climate would have severe implications for economy and society and have potential to alter the course of development across the world. In absence of robust infrastructure, resources and technologies to cope with […]

Geneva: Polisario militia should be held accountable for war crime of child soldier recruitment

The Algeria-backed armed militia of Polisario should be prosecuted for war crimes committed by recruiting child soldiers in blatant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention. At a meeting held Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing 55th session of UN Human Rights Council, participants urged the international community to take firm action […]

Africa, Middle East install close to 1 GW of wind power in 2018

Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]