Namibian communities demand return of land in dispute over German genocide legacy
Windhoek, Namibia Reuters Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land. Germany agreed in May 2021 to fund projects worth €1.1 billion over 30 years to make up for […]
Wow!: In Namibia, kelp forests help lock up planet-heating carbon
LISA OSSENBRINK, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how giant kelp forests being used to make crop biostimulants and other biotech products could one day generate ‘blue’ carbon credits…
African nations tell COP27 fossil fuels will tackle poverty
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks. Pressure to leave hydrocarbons in the ground has been weakened this year […]
Research call: As climate shocks loom, a race to document Namibia’s rock art
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on growing concerns around the impact of climate change on Indigenous heritage…
Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence
London, UK/New Delhi, IndiaReuters Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after an 8,000 kilometres journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists. The arrival of the big cats – the fastest land animal on Earth – coincides with the 72nd birthday […]
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More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters
Brussels, BelgiumReuters A group of mostly smaller countries submitted new, more ambitious climate pledges to the United Nations last week, raising pressure on big emitters including China to do the same ahead of a major UN climate summit in November. UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa said that as of Saturday the United Nations had received […]
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, less than 0.8 per cent of people fully vaccinated, say officials
Nairobi, KenyaReuters COVID-19 cases rose by over 20 per cent week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is proceeding slowly, with just 0.79 per cent of people on the continent fully vaccinated, senior health officials said on Thursday. “Africa is in the midst of a full blown third wave…We’ve seen […]
Germany apologises for colonial-era genocide in Namibia
Berlin, Germany/Windhoek, NamibiaReuters Germany apologised on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed to fund projects worth over a billion euros. Namibia’s President Hage Geingob welcomed the “historic” move, […]
Germany to atone for Namibian colonial horrors with a billion euros of projects
Windhoek, NamibiaReuters Germany has agreed to fund projects in Namibia worth more than a billion euros over 30 years to atone for its role in genocide and property seizures in its-then colony more than a century ago, a Namibian government spokesman said on Thursday. Thousands of Herero and Nama people were killed by German colonial […]