In today’s edition of The Brief Bulletin, Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister, July Moyo, will deliver a keynote address at the Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 Forum in Paris, as the country seeks private investment to revive its ailing energy sector. A Kenyan court fined four men—two Belgians, a Vietnamese, and a Kenyan—$7,700 each for attempting to smuggle over 5,400 giant African harvester queen ants, which are vital to Kenya’s ecosystem. Brazil, leading this year’s COP30 climate summit, has called for new global governance mechanisms to help countries implement their climate commitments.
