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Malawi has committed about 550 000 hectares of public forest, close to 6% of the country’s land area, to a 40-year carbon-credit arrangement before parliament has passed a dedicated law to regulate such deals.

Portuguese carbon deal ‘locks’ Malawian forests for decades

A sweeping agreement to market carbon credits from 14 forest reserves could generate more than $1.5 billion but critics warn the legal framework remains unfinished

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Pedestrians and vehicles make their way through Makola Market in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Photo: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Inside the ‘African quality’ fuel scandal

European ports are being used as trading hubs for fuel that is too dirty – and dangerous – to be sold in the EU. No prizes for guessing where it ends up instead

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read