Mustafa Gerima wants local communities to stop chopping down the trees to make charcoal - which they say is more profitable than the oil, also used in cooking, that is extracted from its fruit. He ...

Mustafa Gerima wants local communities to stop chopping down the trees to make charcoal - which they say is more profitable than the oil, also used in cooking, that is extracted from its fruit.

Chart: The Economist Charcoal has fuelled Africa’s urbanisation. It is dense in energy and hard to regulate, much like cities themselves. Despite concerns about pollution, lost trees and illicit ...

One of the major hotspots for charcoal production is the Mount Kei Central Forest Reserve, located along the “shea belt.” The former white rhino sanctuary is endowed with endangered tree ...

When Gibril Ali talks of “black gold", he does not mean oil. He buys it in sacks, not barrels. He sells it to his customers in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, from a metal shack. But in Kenya there is ...