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African Union and IRENA to Advance Renewables in Response to Covid-19

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The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have agreed to work closely to advance renewable energy across the continent to bolster Africa’s response to Covid-19. The two organisations will focus on innovative solutions to drive the development of renewable energy including decentralised systems, and to increase access to energy across the continent. The cooperation aims to bolster Africa’s response to the pandemic by, inter alia, improving the ability of rural health centres and communities to deal with the health challenge using renewable energy to power…

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Africa Energy Forum relocates to Amsterdam from 20-22 October 2020

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This year’s Africa Energy Forum (aef) (www.Africa-Energy-Forum.com) has been rescheduled to take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 20-22 October 2020. Previously due to take place in July, the move comes in the interests of all attendees’ safety after monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on global economies. The Forum, organised by EnergyNet, brings together decision-makers in Africa’s energy sector to form partnerships, identify opportunities and collectively move the industry forward. EnergyNet’s Managing Director Simon Gosling commented on the move; “This decision has not been taken lightly and we…

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World wind capacity at 650, 8 GW, Corona crisis will slow down markets in 2020, renewables to be core of economic stimulus programmes

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The overall capacity of all wind turbines installed worldwide by the end of 2019 reached 650,8 Gigawatt, according to statistics presented today by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) during a webinar. 59’667 Megawatt were added in the year 2019, substantially more than in 2018 when only 50’252 Megawatt got erected. 2019 was the second strongest wind year in terms of market size, with a growth rate of 10,1 %, higher than the 9,3 % of the previous year but lower than in 2016 and 2017. All wind turbines installed…

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The economic crisis will expose a decade’s worth of corporate fraud

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The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hub When bernie madoff owned up to a $65bn Ponzi scheme in December 2008, it was not out of guilt. He knew the game was up. Three months earlier Lehman Brothers had imploded. The market meltdown sent clients clamouring to withdraw from his funds, leaving them depleted with many investors still…

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Depression during lockdown can lead to decrease in immunity’

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The adverse effects of being glued to the television, newspapers and social media under the current lockdown is starting to show in the form of stress, strain and depression in many. But this may compromise the body leading to decrease in immunity to fight the coronavirus, it has emerged. “I have started trying new recipes and taken up baking,” says Aisha, a university student. “I am also attending online classes but still since I am home all the time, I have a lot of time. The downside of this is…

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