Digitalization in Africa: ‘We aren’t thinking any more in the conventional way’
From solar panels to apps that cut food waste, green tech is helping transform Africa. But its success rests on the continent’s digitalization. In my interview with Smart Africa’s new Director General Lacina Koné for Deutsche Welle, he told me why connectivity is key.
Water wars: Are India and Pakistan heading for climate change-induced conflict? – Deutsche Welle
Excerpt of article written for Deutsche Welle, published on January 25, 2019: Across the world, climate change is sparking conflict as people struggle over dwindling resources. The fight over water could quickly escalate between India and Pakistan — and both have nuclear arms. Read more here…
‘We need nature, but nature doesn’t need us’ – Deutsche Welle
Excerpt of article written for Deutsche Welle, published on November 19, 2018: Belgium-based singer Lala Njava’s native Madagascar is facing a barrage of environmental problems threatening its unique biodiversity. She tells DW why she’s made it her mission to alert people to the dangers. Read…
Should there be a ‘meat tax’ to fight climate change? – Deutsche Welle
Excerpt of article written for Deutsche Welle, published on October 16, 2018: Meat would actually cost about triple its current market price if we factored in its environmental impact. Could a “meat tax” cut consumption and help do what needs to be done to fight…
100 days of Trump: An environmental disaster? – Deutsche Welle
Excerpt of article written for Deutsche Welle, published on April 26, 2017: After 100 days of Donald Trump as US president, how much impact have his policies had on the environment? Will a growing global consensus and technological innovation be enough to stem their potential…
Emmanuel Macron, Europe’s climate hero? – Deutsche Welle
Excerpt of article written for Deutsche Welle, published on June 21, 2017: French President Emmanuel Macron is following through on his vow to “make our planet great again” by pledging 30 million euros for climate research. DW asked two prominent French climate scientists what it’s…
Several injured in axe attack at Dusseldorf station – The Daily Telegraph
Excerpt of article written for The Daily Telegraph, published on March 10, 2017: An elderly man was attacked with a machete in Dusseldorf on Friday, hours after a similar attack by a mentally ill asylum seeker wielding an axe left nine people injured at the city’s train…
German finance minister calls Greek leaders’ behaviour ‘incomprehensible’
Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble denounced the Greek government for destroying trust in “incomprehensible ways” when he joined a tense meeting of eurozone finance ministers earlier this month. Mr Schäuble, arriving in Brussels for talks on the new proposals from Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras in…
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ shouldn’t have been jailed, says Holocaust survivor
A Holocaust survivor criticised a German court for jailing a 94-year-old man dubbed the “Bookkeeper of Auschwitz” for four years for complicity in the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jews. Eva Mozes Kor, 81, who is one of 70 co-plaintiffs, said it would provide greater value to…
Angela Merkel looks forward to Queen’s state visit to Berlin – will UK’s EU referendum come up in conversation?
The Queen will be making her fifth state visit to Germany in more than 60 years on the throne this week, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she’s looking forward to what she describes as always a “big event” for the country. But will…