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Malawi:Paladin Energy loses $120m at Kayelekera mine in Malawi

February 14, 2012 Global Author

Uranium miner Paladin Energy on Tuesday reported a net loss of $120.2-million for the six months to the end of December, as it wrote down the value of its Kayelekera mine in Malawi. . Read More

Malawi:The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $41 million funding

February 13, 2012 Global Author

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $41 million funding to improve the employment prospects of graduates and students in Malawi through training and skills development. . Read More

Malawi:UN and EU to promote ‘climate-smart’ agriculture

February 9, 2012 Global AuthorEU, Malawi, UN, Zambia

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Commission are teaming up to help Malawi, Viet Nam and Zambia transition to a “climate-smart” approach to agriculture. . Read More

Malawi businessmen purchase biodiesel technology worth US$750,000 in US

February 1, 2012 Global Author

A group of Malawian businessmen that left the country nine days ago for the United States of America on a business tour, are spending around US$750,000 to support the landlocked country's biodiesel venture. Malawi is faced with serious fuel shortages since 2009. . Read More

Mozambique: Exposing poor practices by Vale and Rio Tinto

January 31, 2012 Global AuthorCamilo Nhancale, Dr. Claude Kabemba, mining in africa, Mozambique, Southern Africa

Research by Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) - Coal Versus Communities in Mozambique JOHANNESBURG: On January 10th, the activities of two of the world’s largest mining companies – Brazil’s Vale and Anglo-Australian multinational Rio Tinto – in Mozambique hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Enraged at the way they have been resettled, hundreds of protestors blocked the railway... Read More

PALADIN (AFRICA) forcefully responds to Dr Perks Ligoya Radio Remarks

December 19, 2011 Global AuthorDr. Ligoya, Malawi, paladin, Uranium

Paladin (Africa) Limited, owner and operator of the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga District, northern Malawi, wishes to inform the people of Malawi of its position in relation to comments made during the past week by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, Dr. Perks Ligoya. . Read More

NIGERIA’S ENERGY FUTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE & PREPARATIONS FROM NOW

December 18, 2011 Global Authorafrica, David Stephen, Green Energy, Low Carbon Transport, Nigeria, Power Generation, Science news, Sub Saharan

Climate change for its mitigation objective is driving a new trend around the world for energy efficiency; this submits that new solutions are sought in direction of power generation and low carbon transport. Nigeria recently benefitted from UK’s Climate Fund for low carbon public transport and energy efficiency. The funds came about to propel Nigeria to further advance in this... Read More

Africa ‘let down’ by Busan aid agreement says ActionAid

December 3, 2011 Global AuthorActionAid Rwanda, Africa Aid Effectiveness, Busan

Busana (S.Korea) Africa’s priorities were sidelined in a ‘global partnership’ launched Thursday at the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, in Busan, says anti-poverty agency ActionAid. In a press statement, donors did not agree a target for ending ‘tied aid’ – the practice where donor governments force countries to spend aid on their goods and services and also failed… Read More

Rwanda achieves high rank in actionaid’s scorecard

October 19, 2011March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergActionAid Rwanda, africa, food crisis, HungerFREE, Rwanda, scorecard, women farmers

Further action needed to face food, climate crisis October 19th, 2011 (Kigali-Rwanda) Rwanda ranks 3rd in its capacity and preparedness for the triple crisis confronting the world’s food system, according to research in 28 developing countries. The ActionAid report released today, On the Brink: Who’s best prepared for a climate and hunger crisis?, shows that Rwanda is one of... Read More

Analysis: Rocky start for Uganda’s oil sector

October 16, 2011 Global AuthorPrime Minister Amama Mbabazi

KAMPALA, 14 October 2011 (IRIN) - Uganda has yet to produce a single barrel of oil, but with three senior ministers accused of accepting bribes from oil companies and the government seemingly ill-prepared for imminent large-scale oil production, the phrase “resource curse” is already being bandied about. . Read More

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