Special Report

An Africa Confidential Special ReportBy Josef Skrdlik and Andrew WeirRead this Special Report here:

It was a first for a UN Climate Conference. But it stopped short of what many delegates had called for – 'a phase-out' of the use of coal, gas and oil. Following the transition roa...

"There is no future in charging in the footsteps of the polluter. There is opportunity in leapfrogging and leading the world in a new direction." Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Sh...

The schism between the west and developing economies over compensation for the damage caused by climate change is dominating preparatory talks ahead of the UN COP28 Climate summit ...

'We are seeing the biggest change and transformation in our societies since the invention of the steam engine,' Nicola Beer, MP at the European parliament

One of the most significant moments of the finance meetings in Marrakech on 9-15 October was the call by World Bank President Ajay Banga to open discussions on ending the US$1.25 t...

Billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who has built up monopoly control over some of the biggest container terminals in Africa, is heading back to the French courts with two of his to...

The French ports-to-media conglomerate, Bolloré Africa Logistics, partnered by the Danish shipping giant Maersk's ports arm, APM Terminals, opened a hugely profitable, state-of-the...