Has the pandemic hit academic mothers really hard? New data say so
Reshma Jagsi, a radiation oncologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor city, wrote an opinion piece predicting female scientists would feel a disproportionate impact from the Coid-19 pandemic. Sceptical journal editors declined to publish it. Since then, though, many commentators have echoed her message. And now the evidence...
Why Mozambique is well-placed to take advantage of minerals market boom
In addition to sizable gas reserves found offshore, Mozambique is home to commercially significant deposits of coal, gold, graphite, ilmenite, iron ore, titanium, copper, tantalum and bauxite, to name a few. While Covid-19 may have disrupted mining operations in terms of site closures and reduced export earnings, demand for precious...
African energy stakeholders sign partnerships to spur growth in the sector
Future Energy Series Africa (FESA) has signed an agreement with the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) for strategic partnership. FESA is a project origination platform that targets the continent’s most influential low-carbon energy stakeholders. As part of the agreement, AFUR will contribute to the development of the inaugural FESA...