World Must Prepare to Fight Climate Change Without US, UK Says March 7, 2025 By Antony Sguazzin The world needs to prepare to fight global warming without the help of the US as the Trump administration pulls...
Six Years Post Fatal Disaster, Mines Start Global Waste-Dam Body January 22, 2025 By Antony Sguazzin An international institute that seeks to improve the safety of reservoirs that store toxic waste from mining known as tailings...
South Africa Mulls Rules for Catastrophe Bonds, Climate Cover October 21, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin South Africa’s National Treasury is exploring regulations to encourage the use of financial instruments to tackle climate change, including catastrophe...
Mpox Spreads to Ghana as Cases Surge in Megacity Kinshasa October 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital...
Mutating Mpox Virus Poses Challenges to Containment Efforts August 16, 2024 By Janice Kew and Antony Sguazzin Changes in the mpox virus are just the latest challenge facing disease trackers trying to contain an outbreak of the...
El Niño Sees African Union Insurance Agency Pay Out $60 Million May 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help...
South Africa Advised by World Bank on Climate Insurance, Contingency Fund Options April 25, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused...
El Niño to Trigger Drought Insurance Payouts in Four Southern African Countries April 18, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin A drought driven by the El Nino weather pattern is likely to trigger insurance payouts to four southern African countries...
COVID Infections Boost Heart-Related Deaths, Top Africa Health Insurer Says December 7, 2022 By Antony Sguazzin Africa’s biggest health insurer said the number of heart-related deaths rose more than sixfold during the COVID-19 pandemic among the...
Mauritius’ Biggest Insurer Seeks to Expand Market Share in East Africa June 7, 2022 By Antony Sguazzin and Kamlesh Bhuckory Mauritius’s biggest insurer, having won a $10 million investment from France’s Proparco this month, is aiming for a 10% market...