Earth’s population will hit EIGHT BILLION next week: Key milestone for humanity as life expectancy increases… with headcount already triple the 2.5 billion of 1950
By 2030, the world’s population will reach 8.5 billion and by 2100, 10.4 billion
Population growth was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, figures show
A key factor driving global population growth is increased life expectancy Continue Reading
As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly off-track on its goal to halt global warming and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis.Continue Reading
A small passenger Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it was coming in to land at an airport in Tanzania.
Authorities said 26 of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam had been rescued and taken to hospital.Continue Reading
Agony for passengers as KQ pilots, aviation workers strike. Dozens of flights were disrupted at JKIA in Nairobi after Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots went on strike.Continue Reading
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says SORRY to current and ex-employees after Elon Musk fired half of social media giant’s staff and says he ‘grew the company too quickly’ – but keeps his $1 billion in sharesContinue Reading
KENYA prolonged drought: Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation’s longest drought in decades.Continue Reading
ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi has expressed his government commitment to strengthening seaweed farming and called upon the US government to support the efforts, especially by boosting production and value addition of the commercial crop.Continue Reading
When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A year later, he launched a conflict that spiraled into a brutal civil war, spawning one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.Continue Reading
Hopes for big finance at Cop27 fade. The biggest disruption since last year’s Glasgow climate talks has been the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.Continue Reading
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania, where the oil will then be sold to world markets. While this may be considered an economic boon for East Africa by some, climate activists are raising concerns about the threat to the livelihood of community members, sensitive ecosystems, and worsening the climate emergency.Continue Reading
