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Southern Africa
Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

The Bretton Woods institution is under growing pressure to stop financing coal because of targets tied to the COP21 climate conference in Paris. In Southern Africa, where coal is abundant, anxiety is on the rise. [...]

Published on 19/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Southern Africa
Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Southern Africa
Claudia da Conceicao, the woman behind IFC's Southern Africa goals

Botswana
African Energy Resources to remove its Botswanan coal business from Australian Securities Exchange

South Africa
Shareholders battle over coal mine that is strategic for Eskom

Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

South Africa
As Eskom falters, mining industry struggles to generate its own electricity

Mali
Cannabis mogul Carl Esprey snaps up golden deal in Garalo

Botswana
Minergy Coal gets off to difficult start amid South African lockdown

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China State Grid on top in CESUL