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  • President William Ruto of Kenya at a summit run by the Future Investment Initiative, run by Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund. Credit: William Samoei Ruto. Climate.
    ClimateEconomyKenyaPolitics

    President Ruto is not Africa’s Mia Mottley

    By Brock Hicks
    November 2, 2023
    Kenya’s president has reinvented himself as Africa’s climate champion, but his policy contradictions reveal that this is just his latest hustle. Kenyan President William ...
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  • ClimateEconomyTop story

    Revealed: Under 1/4 of UK climate aid to Africa goes to African-based orgs

    By James Wan
    November 1, 2023
    The UK channels most of its climate aid to Africa through Western organisations, including $1 billion through private consultancies. Less than one-quarter of the ...
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  • Who will benefit from Zimbabwe's carbon credits deal with a UAE firm? Credit: Ninara.
    ClimateEconomyTop storyZimbabwe

    Doubts grow over who’ll benefit from UAE carbon deal for fifth of Zimbabwe

    By Cyril Zenda
    October 31, 2023
    Carbon credit projects may make profits for a Dubai-based firm, but experts and locals are sceptical about benefits to communities and the climate. On ...
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  • Green Hydrogen in Africa. Credit: Charity Atakunda.
    ClimateEconomyEditor's Picks

    Green hydrogen: Africa’s chance to break the colonial extractive dynamic

    By Tina Lee
    October 25, 2023
    European countries are, once again, desperate for the continent’s resources. Why aren’t African governments demanding more in return? The first time I ever heard ...
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  • Countries in Africa where the Green Revolution has not made inroads should consider themselves lucky. Credit: Saad Akhtar.
    ClimateEconomy

    New research further debunks legend of the Green Revolution

    By Glenn Davis Stone
    October 19, 2023
    As farming becomes more precarious, some are calling for a second Green Revolution, this time in Africa. India’s experience provides dire warnings. Feeding a ...
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  • World Bank Group President Ajay Banga enters the World Bank Group headquarters on his first day in office in June 2023. Credit: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie. IMF Africa.
    ClimateEconomy

    The IMF and World Bank face litmus test of their willingness to reform

    By Carlos Lopes
    October 6, 2023
    Africa’s unfair treatment by the financial system is getting more acute amid the climate crisis. Below are some of the many reforms needed to ...
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  • Audience members listen to a speech by the former World Bank Group president in Spring 2023. Credit: World Bank/Torie Smith.
    ClimateEconomyTop story

    It’s time to fix the problem of Africa’s 500% debt premium

    By David McNair
    October 5, 2023
    Rather than having too much debt, the challenge for countries in Africa may be that their debt is just too expensive. But there are ...
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  • Will the World Bank annual meetings see increased debt-free adaptation financing for Africa? Credit: Ministry of Environment, Rwanda.
    ClimateEconomyTop story

    What Africa needs from the World Bank annual meetings

    By Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe
    October 5, 2023
    $1 spent on climate adaption can yield up to $10, not to mention immeasurable other benefits, yet efforts remains chronically underfunded. Morocco’s Marrakech is ...
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  • Motorcycle tax operators, or boda boda drivers, also benefit from the charcoal trade by transporting it. Credit: John Okot.
    ClimateEconomyEditor's PicksUganda

    “Why do they punish us?” Uganda charcoal ban ignites transition debate

    By John Okot
    October 3, 2023
    While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn. Earlier this year, Hamidu Ssenyondo, ...
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  • AlgeriaMININGTop story

    A mine in the middle of paradise

    By Ilhem Rachidi
    September 9, 2023
    The Tebboune government is brutally suppressing any protest against a lead-and-zinc mine being built in a RAMSAR protected area. The region surrounding the Soummam ...
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