A July report on the toxicity of fuel blends shipped from Europe to West Africa brought new attention to the long-standing problem of lower road fuel quality on the continent, where the rise in vehicle traffic and the choking fumes with it add to air pollution woes in cities like…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Uganda’s parliament has passed legislation banning the import of cars more than 15 years old, in a compromise of an original proposal that would have seen the vehicle-year threshold as lows as eight. Government officials said the law, which will go into effect on July 1, is meant to boost…
Electricity has been restored, water supply is intact and officials on Mauritius have identified roads and drainage systems needing repair because of Cyclone Berguitta – but food supply remains a problem in the short term. Heavy rainfall impacted farmers and about 75 percent of local vegetable production, said Mahen Kumar…
For a continent far behind its peers in all strata of economic and social development but with one of the biggest natural and agricultural resources, economy diversification remains a vital step towards a manufacturing continent. But the socio-economic woes, dilapidated infrastructure and epileptic power supply facing the continent have largely…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.