Making it in Maine requires a robust domestic manufacturing strategy | Opinion

Whitney Waxman and Ben Waxman are co-founders of American Roots Apparel in Westbrook. The Trump administration’s push to revive American manufacturing through tariffs, as highlighted in a recent New York Times article (“Trump wants America to make...

EU launches €545m initiative to boost clean energy in Africa

BY SAM OTUONYE The European Union (EU) has unveiled a €545 million package to scale up renewable investments in Africa. This announcement was made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General...

Heirs Energies Leads Discussion On Energy Transition At Summit

Heirs Energies, is set to make a strong impact at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, taking place from 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Represented by CEO Osa Igiehon and Executive Director/CFO Sam Nwanze, Heirs Energies will...

European Commission launches €545m Initiative to Accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €545-million Team Europe package to support Africa's transition to clean energy. The announcement was made by means of a video message at the Global Citizen Festival in the context...

EU launches €545 million initiative to boost clean energy in Africa

The European Union (EU) has unveiled a €545 million package to scale up renewables investment in Africa. This announcement was made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, according...

Middle East owners invest in connectivity, smart-port technology 

At the port level, the rollout extends to AD Ports’ network of 34 terminals across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central and south-west Asia. This should facilitate uninterrupted communications and business continuity, particularly in remote...

The Century of Critical Minerals. From Copper and Lithium to the Planet’s Energy Future

“The 21st century does not belong to oil. It belongs to those who control lithium, copper, graphite and rare earths.” Oil dominated the 20th century through wars, dictatorships and corporations that shaped modern history. Today humanity enters a...

WFF 2025: Pioneering a common future for humankind at the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

Rome – Indigenous Peoples leaders, Ministers and High-level delegates convened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems. Hosted in two...

CAF Champions League: We’re ready to finish the job against FC Les Aigles du Congo – Finidi George

Rivers United face a defining night in Uyo, their temporary home for continental matches as they host FC Les Aigles du Congo in the second leg of their CAF Champions League tie. After a tense 0-0 draw away in Congo, the Pride of Rivers know only...

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

Welcome to our calendar feature BIG WEEK, wherein our expert Arts & Culture writers recommend the best things in Arts, Music, Food & Drink, Stage, Film, Nightlife, and more. This week, we were very sad to hear that Altman-Siegel Gallery, a pillar...

Government clears power transmission project

114 THE Cabinet has approved the Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation on the development of the Inga 3 Transmission Lines Project, positioning the country as a crucial transit corridor for one of Africa’s ambitious...

Pope denounces use of hunger as weapon of war as he urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. During an address on World Food Day at...

Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look other way’ in fighting global hunger

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also...

Oliver Cussen: Fish in the Wrong Place

On the​ Des Plaines River, just south of Chicago, the United States Army Corps of Engineers is at war with Asian carp. The fish were first imported to America in the 1970s to eat up the weeds and algae in catfish ponds and sewage treatment lagoons...

Heirs Energies Showcases Indigenous Leadership at Africa Energy Week

Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading indigenous-owned integrated energy company, will champion the Africapitalism philosophy at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, taking place from September 29 to October 2 in Cape Town, South Africa, as the continent’s...

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil company’s abuses (commentary)

For more than a decade, communities in Liberia have struggled against palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), which has razed more than 1,000 hectares (almost 2,500 acres) of rainforest, destroyed sacred sites, and violated their land...

Eni to Enable Biofuels Production at Pavia Refinery

Eni SpA said Tuesday it had received approval from Italy's Environment and Energy Security Ministry to convert several units at the Sannazzaro de' Burgondi refinery in Pavia into a biorefinery. The refinery will continue traditional operations...

Miningweb Weekly: De Beers in play, Angola’s surprise bid, Glencore exits Congo, and silver’s comeback

From the wilds of Idaho, mining analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to unpack the week’s big mining stories. With Botswana and Angola eyeing stakes in De Beers, Anglo American suddenly has options it never expected. Glencore is pulling back from...

Mass fish deaths threaten Iraq’s Karbala livelihoods

2025-10-16T10:41:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Karbala Thousands of fish are dying each day in floating cage farms across the Tuwairij district of Karbala, where breeders warn that oxygen-depleted waters and recurring...

Alleged British links in Papua’s crisis

United Kingdom banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world’s least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed. Papua – the Indonesian-administered western half of the island also known...