This story was originally reported by by Isaiah Esipisu. Editing by Sebastien Malo and Laurie Goering for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. When local authorities in eastern Kenya slapped a ban on ...
An initiative producing charcoal from food waste aims to ease pressure on forests around the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon. An influx of refugees from neighboring Nigeria fleeing Boko Haram has led ...
In Dakar, Senegal, a woman who spent years cooking over a blue LPG flame is back to fanning a charcoal brazier on her ...
As recently as 2018, only a little over 42% of Ugandans had access to electricity — many were too poor to afford it. As of 2016-17, 90% of all households burned wood fuel for cooking, with just 15.5% ...
The Jigawa government has banned tree felling for firewood and charcoal to protect forest resources and the environment. This is contained in a statement by Mr Lawan Ahmed, Managing Director, Jigawa ...