Taiwo Adebayo

  • LiberiaPolitics

    ‘Extraordinarily opaque’: A Dubai energy company that’s only 2 years old has deals in place to acquire huge chunks of African land

    By Taiwo Adebayo and The Associated Press
  • The forest covered hills are pictured on the outskirts of Bopolu on November 15, 2021. &#8211; Pangolins, scale-covered insect-eating mammals that are typically the size of a full-grown cat, are mostly active at night, snuffling through deadwood for ants and termites.<br /> The species is under increasing threat worldwide, but remains a delicacy in the impoverished West African country. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)Environment

    ‘Carbon colonialism’ in Africa meets resistance as companies seek to sell carbon credits from conservation projects that often upend local livelihoods—or worse

    By Taiwo Adebayo and The Associated Press