Africa Climate Summit

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How 2023 saw Africa take the climate-change bull by its horns
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How 2023 saw Africa take the climate-change bull by its horns

African heads of state met in Kenya's Nairobi for the first Africa Climate Summit in September, setting the pace for the continent to push Western nations into owning up to their obligations on climate change
Climate change: Africa's clamour for citizen-driven solution
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Climate change: Africa's clamour for citizen-driven solution

Climate change affects everyone, from the farmer to the homemaker to political leaders. But ordinary citizens continue to be left out of discussions that influence policy-making
Climate change: 110 million Africans directly hit - report
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Climate change: 110 million Africans directly hit - report

The continent produces less than 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is the least able to cope with the negative impacts of climate change.
Nairobi Declaration: What Africa’s 'climate saviour' document contains
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Nairobi Declaration: What Africa’s 'climate saviour' document contains

The Nairobi Declaration proposes a raft of measures, including legislation, to mitigate adverse effects of climate change.
Climate Summit: Africa can give the world clean energy
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Climate Summit: Africa can give the world clean energy

The summit recognizes that Africa possesses has the potential and ambition to offer global solution to climate change.
Africa Climate Summit: The start of long, bumpy road to clean energy
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Africa Climate Summit: The start of long, bumpy road to clean energy

Africa accounts for only 2% to 3% of the world’s carbon emissions but has been the continent most affected by global warming, according to the United Nations.
Africa climate summit: World closer to anti-plastic treaty
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Africa climate summit: World closer to anti-plastic treaty

Global plastic production has more than doubled since the start of the century to reach 460 million tonnes.
Africa climate summit: UAE pledges $4.5 bn for clean energy in Africa
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Africa climate summit: UAE pledges $4.5 bn for clean energy in Africa

Africa is promoting its potential as a clean energy powerhouse at a climate summit being hosted in Kenya.
Calls for urgent action dominate Africa Climate Summit
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Calls for urgent action dominate Africa Climate Summit

Kenyan capital Nairobi is hosting the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which is aimed at finding solutions to the ravaging climate crisis.
Africa Climate Summit: Climate action offers 'opportunity' for Africa
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Africa Climate Summit: Climate action offers 'opportunity' for Africa

African heads of state and government as well as corporate leaders and climate activists are discussing the challenges and the opportunities for Africa at the continent's first climate summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Africa Climate Summit: Five disasters that hit Africa in one year
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Africa Climate Summit: Five disasters that hit Africa in one year

Scientists already say climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events.
Key climate challenges in Africa as Kenya hosts summit
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Key climate challenges in Africa as Kenya hosts summit

Kenya will host the inaugural Africa Climate Summit from September 4 to 8 in the country’s capital, Nairobi.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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