Africa

The recolonization of Africa by China

Myopic Western policies damage Africa and the planet

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2020-12-14T10:11:56-05:00December 19th, 2020|Comments Off

Out of Africa an entrepreneurial society emerges

By their very nature, young Africans are some of the most entrepreneurial people in the world. Ivor Ichikowitz’s Africa Youth Survey underscores the continent’s innovation and ambition.

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2020-11-04T23:15:07-05:00November 4th, 2020|Comments Off

Africa’s priority: Unrestricted energy development

The countries in Africa depend on a strong energy sector to propel their economy. But economic recovery in the midst of an existing situation of energy poverty is not easy.

By CFACT Ed, Vijay Raj Jayaraj |2020-10-26T12:16:17-04:00October 24th, 2020|Comments Off

Could coal be the answer for billions without energy?

There are approximately 1,600 coal-fired power plants being planned, permitted, or currently under construction.

By CFACT Ed, Todd Royal |2020-08-17T09:39:52-04:00August 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Ending U.S. and African protein shortages

A little creative thinking could reduce hunger in Africa and meat shortages in America

By CFACT Ed, Paul Driessen |2020-06-03T22:34:17-04:00June 4th, 2020|Comments Off

Nuclear energy for Africa: Fulfilling Eisenhower’s dream

Whatever happened to Eisenhower’s dream of atoms for peace?

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2020-04-07T13:33:31-04:00April 8th, 2020|Comments Off

Keeping Africa on the brink of starvation

UN and EU government agencies – and tax-exempt NGOs – have brought a plague of locusts

By CFACT Ed, Paul Driessen |2020-02-29T14:06:03-05:00February 26th, 2020|Comments Off

Eco-extremists attack crucial pesticides, punish the poorest in Kenya

Every successful killing of a locust swarm, which is how they attack, saves gigantic quantities of food for a nation like Kenya.

By CFACT Ed, Dr. Jay Lehr |2020-01-31T10:51:02-05:00January 31st, 2020|Comments Off

Giant African wetland boosts global methane emissions

The real culprit appears to have been found: It’s a giant wetland in East Africa.

By CFACT Ed, Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2019-12-19T07:24:13-05:00December 19th, 2019|Comments Off

The biomass scam: Should Africans truly burn more trees?

Why not efficient, affordable electricity instead?

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2019-10-11T16:27:34-04:00October 12th, 2019|Comments Off

Electricity in the realm of the Lion King

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, especially Pebble Bed Modular Reactors, are Africa’s best energy future.

By CFACT Ed, Kelvin Kemm |2019-09-25T08:18:56-04:00September 25th, 2019|Comments Off

All of Africa agrees to pan-African free trade deal

54 nations in the African Union (all but Eritrea) have signed onto the new African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA). The newly created Continental Free Trade Area incorporates over 1.2 billion people and a projected annual GDP of over $2.5 trillion.

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2019-08-11T23:18:17-04:00August 15th, 2019|Comments Off

COP 24: Africans promote oil and coal at Katowice climate summit

Hecklers protested the U.S. event on fossil fuels but nobody bothered the Africans when they promoted the role of oil and gas in national development.

By David Wojick |2018-12-16T21:15:07-05:00December 16th, 2018|Comments Off

Obama foreign policy still punishes the global poor

This particularly hurts Sub-Saharan Africa, where only a small fraction of the people has access to electricity.

By CFACT Ed |2018-05-16T22:38:46-04:00May 16th, 2018|Comments Off

Perverse, conflicted ethical systems

Radical environmentalists put people last, and destroy habitats and wildlife to end fossil fuels.

By Paul Driessen |2018-05-09T21:46:19-04:00May 9th, 2018|Comments Off