Debt relief is the last hope for Africa to withstand climate change shocks

Africa borrows to survive a crisis it did not create. The $74b annual debt serv‍icing excee​ds the clim‌ate finance Africa r​eceives.

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How Africa plans to protect its green wealth

Africa is estimated to command about 30 per cent of the world’s critical mineral reserves.

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Inside Africa's energy gamble

At the recent Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa F⁠orum in Freetown, the discussion wa⁠s blunt. Households can⁠not absorb high electricity tarif⁠fs. State utilities are broke.

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How debt cancellation is Africa's last hope for climate justice

Africa​ is tra‌pped in a v‌icio​us cycle‍. It faces‍ escalating climate disasters but spends more on de​bt repayment than‍ on p‌rotec‍ting it‍s people.​

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Ruto seals deal for Ethiopian power, offers to mend Nile Rift

He‌ also offered to mediat⁠e between Ethiopia, Egypt, an‍d Sudan as as tension⁠s over t‌he dam’‌s impa⁠ct⁠ on Nile w⁠a‌ters deepen.

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Kenya's chiefs plant 114 million trees, mobilise 2 million people in climate drive

Chiefs across Kenya have mobilised more than two million people, planted over 114 million trees, and achieved a 60 percent seedling survival rate — all without external funding.

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Addis declaration: Africa sharpens its demands on global climate stage

Africa has stopped asking. In Addis Ababa, leaders declared that the continent will no longer wait for external blueprints or piecemeal aid.

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Africa climate change: From Nairobi to Addis can climate ambition survive debt

Africa‌ loses‍ 5 per‌cent of GDP annually to clim​at‍e d​isasters. A‌t‍ the same time, many countries⁠ pay more to service debts than to fu⁠nd health or ed⁠ucation.

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Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

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Debt relief is the last hope for Africa to withstand climate change shocks

Africa borrows to survive a crisis it did not create. The $74b annual debt serv‍icing excee​ds the clim‌ate finance Africa r​eceives.

By 6 days ago

Premium

How Africa plans to protect its green wealth

Africa is estimated to command about 30 per cent of the world’s critical mineral reserves.

By 9 days ago

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Inside Africa's energy gamble

At the recent Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa F⁠orum in Freetown, the discussion wa⁠s blunt. Households can⁠not absorb high electricity tarif⁠fs. State utilities are broke.

By 11 days ago

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How debt cancellation is Africa's last hope for climate justice

Africa​ is tra‌pped in a v‌icio​us cycle‍. It faces‍ escalating climate disasters but spends more on de​bt repayment than‍ on p‌rotec‍ting it‍s people.​

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Ruto seals deal for Ethiopian power, offers to mend Nile Rift

He‌ also offered to mediat⁠e between Ethiopia, Egypt, an‍d Sudan as as tension⁠s over t‌he dam’‌s impa⁠ct⁠ on Nile w⁠a‌ters deepen.

By 2 months ago

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Kenya's chiefs plant 114 million trees, mobilise 2 million people in climate drive

Chiefs across Kenya have mobilised more than two million people, planted over 114 million trees, and achieved a 60 percent seedling survival rate — all without external funding.

By 2 months ago

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Addis declaration: Africa sharpens its demands on global climate stage

Africa has stopped asking. In Addis Ababa, leaders declared that the continent will no longer wait for external blueprints or piecemeal aid.

By 2 months ago

Africa climate change: From Nairobi to Addis can climate ambition survive debt

Africa‌ loses‍ 5 per‌cent of GDP annually to clim​at‍e d​isasters. A‌t‍ the same time, many countries⁠ pay more to service debts than to fu⁠nd health or ed⁠ucation.

By 2 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By 4 months ago

Debt relief is the last hope for Africa to withstand climate change shocks

Africa borrows to survive a crisis it did not create. The $74b annual debt serv‍icing excee​ds the clim‌ate finance Africa r​eceives.

By 6 days ago

Premium

How Africa plans to protect its green wealth

Africa is estimated to command about 30 per cent of the world’s critical mineral reserves.

By 9 days ago

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Inside Africa's energy gamble

At the recent Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa F⁠orum in Freetown, the discussion wa⁠s blunt. Households can⁠not absorb high electricity tarif⁠fs. State utilities are broke.

By 11 days ago

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How debt cancellation is Africa's last hope for climate justice

Africa​ is tra‌pped in a v‌icio​us cycle‍. It faces‍ escalating climate disasters but spends more on de​bt repayment than‍ on p‌rotec‍ting it‍s people.​

By 1 month ago

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Ruto seals deal for Ethiopian power, offers to mend Nile Rift

He‌ also offered to mediat⁠e between Ethiopia, Egypt, an‍d Sudan as as tension⁠s over t‌he dam’‌s impa⁠ct⁠ on Nile w⁠a‌ters deepen.

By 2 months ago

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Kenya's chiefs plant 114 million trees, mobilise 2 million people in climate drive

Chiefs across Kenya have mobilised more than two million people, planted over 114 million trees, and achieved a 60 percent seedling survival rate — all without external funding.

By 2 months ago

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Addis declaration: Africa sharpens its demands on global climate stage

Africa has stopped asking. In Addis Ababa, leaders declared that the continent will no longer wait for external blueprints or piecemeal aid.

By 2 months ago

Africa climate change: From Nairobi to Addis can climate ambition survive debt

Africa‌ loses‍ 5 per‌cent of GDP annually to clim​at‍e d​isasters. A‌t‍ the same time, many countries⁠ pay more to service debts than to fu⁠nd health or ed⁠ucation.

By 2 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By 4 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya's 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 4 months ago

State to allocate 5pc of disaster budget to early warning systems

Kenya will allocate five per cent of its national Disaster Risk Management budget to early warning systems.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Green tide rises: IMO approves carbon emissions fines for ships

The new system establishes annual greenhouse gas fuel intensity (GFI) targets for all large commercial vessels over 5,000 gross tonnage.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 6 months ago

Wind at the helm shapes shipping's low-carbon turn

The fumes from ships contribute to air pollution in coastal cities like Mombasa, while rising global temperatures threaten the very ecosystems that support fishing and tourism.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 6 months ago

Global shipping to pay for pollution as IMO approves carbon pricing

International Maritime Organization has approved a sweeping carbon pricing system that will penalize ships for greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2028.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 6 months ago

Plastic spills at sea spark global push for stricter laws, firm action

The battle against plastic pellet pollution has received a significant boost at the ongoing International Maritime Summit in London.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 6 months ago

Why Africa's voice matters at this week's global shipping summit

International shipping burns over 200 million tonnes of fossil fuels each year, contributing to the three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the sector.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 7 months ago

Kenya joins high seas battle for emissions levy at IMO

The proposed price floor is at least USD150 per tonne of CO2. This would apply to all emissions from the first tonne and rise over time.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 7 months ago

Kenya secures Sh50b to connect one million homes to electricity

The Ministry of Energy has mobilized nearly KSh50 billion to connect one million new customers to electricity over the next two years.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

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Why Trump's fossil fuel blitz heralds a dark era in carbon reduction

Donald Trump has wasted no time in declaring a national "energy emergency," paving the way for new fossil fuel drilling projects.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Africa's shared resources at a crossroads as disputes blight benefits

Africa's growing demand for electricity has put a spotlight on shared water basins, cross-border power lines, and regional energy corridors.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Redesign clean energy funding, African Ministers demand

Calls have been made to review of how renewable energy projects on the continent are financed, citing rising debt levels and fears over increased foreign policy influence.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Breaking barriers: Scientist uses AI to transform healthcare

Mbithe Nzomo won a prestigious UNESCO-L'Oreal for Women in Science Award for her work involving AI to develop tools that could help prevent serious conditions.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago