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Audit Exposes Fundamental Flaws in Green India Mission’s Execution
"A CAG audit found India’s Green India Mission achieved only around 5% of its afforestation target and missed more than 97% of its ecosystem-restoration goal, citing poor planning and weak monitoring."
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change, forests, mining
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South Africa Court Ruling Blocks Shell Offshore Exploration, Raising New Questions for Energy Investment and Environmental Governance
The dispute illustrates a growing tension in African resource-producing economies: governments seeking new sources of domestic energy, investment and fiscal revenue must increasingly reconcile those objectives with environmental safeguards, community rights and legal requirements for public participation.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- blue economy, energy access, ESG, governance, mining, regulations
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South Africa’s Unemployment Rises to 8.5 Million as Job Market Weakens
The latest figures were released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in its Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2026, covering labour market conditions between April and June.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- employment, mining, MSMEs, research
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Analysis: Green Crime Goes Global
Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy.
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Are Electric Car Batteries as Dirty as Critics Claim?
Claims that electric vehicle batteries are tainted by exploitative mineral supply chains are discrediting non-fossil cars as electrified road transport booms.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Zambia Blasts the US Over a $2 Billion Health Deal in Exchange for Critical Minerals
Some African leaders and health experts have criticized the new U.S. stance and its demands for sensitive health data in exchange for badly needed support for health systems strained by the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Scramble for Battery Metals Intensifies as U.S., Chinese Firms Target Zambia’s $10 Billion Critical Minerals Market
Rising global demand for battery metals is reshaping investment flows into Africa, with U.S. and Chinese mining firms rapidly expanding their presence in Zambia.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, mining, renewable energy
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New Digital Initiative to Support Alternative Livelihoods in South Africa’s Coal-Mining Communities
TechnoServe's new initiative will leverage educational technology to help entrepreneurs in coal-dependent communities build businesses and create jobs.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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