And best of all, they are also here!
Do follow @thecontinent here if you want to follow their stories and are not using #WhatsApp.
Edit: Also available in #Signal according to their bio here.
An unconventional U.S. mission led by an Israeli-American businessman to free three Americans on death row in Congo faced setbacks but helped secure their commuted sentences and transfer to the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/politics/us-mission-trump-deal-congo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #africa #congo #republicofthecongo #us #donaldtrump
Africa is uniquely positioned to leapfrog the fossil fuel era and lead the world into a clean energy future
Structural barriers, such as debt burdens, limited access to finance, and restrictive intellectual property regimes, continue to stifle progress
https://www.context.news/net-zero/opinion/africa-can-go-100-renewable-so-whats-stopping-it
#Africa#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#ClimateDestruction#ClimateSuicide#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
love to see a Canadian mining company CEOs crying about their gold getting appropriated
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-mali-barrick-mining-complex-funding/
One of the great things about #solar and #bess in the global south is that they are cheap and scale from domestic right up to large grid scale installations. So they offer an practical ladder from households through mini grids, grids of grids, and on to national infrastructure in easy steps with power delivered to people at each step.
Ibrahim Traoré has emerged as a anti-Western hero preaching self-reliance and resilience with fans across Africa and beyond.
He's won glowing admiration from people across the continent for his anti-imperialist stance. He distributed tractors and cheap fertilizer to farmers and built factories, such as a tomato-processing plant and the country’s first gold refinery.
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/who-is-ibrahim-traore-burkina-faso-ef9ace8d
A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/world/morocco-sahel-atlantic-ocean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #morocco #sahel #desert #atlanticocean #africa #saharadesert
Nigerien government has nationalized Somair, a subsidiary of French uranium company Orano as well as the Niger Electricity Company (Nigelec), responsible for electricity production, transmission, and distribution throughout the country.
Nigelec's nationalization aimed to improve electricity access and reduce dependence on Nigeria for power. The government's actions are seen as steps towards Niger's economic sovereignty.
Crónica: Marcha Global por Gaza en Egipto con Luca Bonfante y Pato del Corro - https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/Cronica-Marcha-Global-por-Gaza-en-Egipto-con-Luca-Bonfante-y-Pato-del-Corro
Kyiv's strategy in Africa includes delivering aid to Malian refugees, a proposal to train Mauritania's military, and the broader bid to counter Russia's much more entrenched presence on the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/ukraine-africa-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #eu #us #africa #mauritania #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy #mali
Africa's push for local currency payment systems is finally making concrete gains, bringing the promise of less costly trade to a continent long hobbled by resource-sapping dollar transactions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/markets/trump-africa-non-dollar-payments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #africa #dollar #kenya #us #donaldtrump
Countries on the edge of the Sahara desert are reversing desertification by just digging half circles.
The ground in these places is too compact for water to soak in during wet season which leads to flooding but digging these holes gives the water a place to stop and soak in. And they’re pushing back the desert with this. By just digging holes.
via what-even-is-thiss
"The 2nd East African Agroecology Conference was a three-day event, from March 25-28, and according to the organizers’ report, over 700 people participated. Alongside a range of side events, there were exhibitions showcasing everything from organic products to innovative techniques and methodologies for improving soil health and replacing agrochemicals."
#MillionBelay, 2025
https://www.localfutures.org/why-agroecology-needs-social-movements/
Mo Ibrahim on African development:
'The decline of aid should not be seen as some sort of cliff-edge moment for Africa. It was never going to be enough to finance Africa’s development — and our huge continent’s place in the new global economy should never be determined by the generosity of international partners....
Africans must not fear Africa. We need to start investing in ourselves'!
Its been said before but Africans can (and must) do it for themselves!
#Africa #development
h/t FT
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