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How the World Bank and IMF can truly drive a clean energy transition
The financial institutions’ current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up ... -
Africa in a multipolar world
How does the continent press its advantages in the age of multipolarity, summit diplomacy and the new scramble for minerals for the Fourth Industrial ... -
South Africa: Will an investor-friendly mining policy turn the economy around?
Reviving South Africa’s flagging mining sector will take much more than the cosmetics of a new investor-friendly policy. The establishment of South Africa’s Government ... -
Hundreds of local Malawians quietly leave World Bank climate project
Experts warn that payment problems and a lack of local ownership could undermine the effectiveness of a nationwide adaptation project. Local participants working on ... -
Ethiopia’s quest for a seaport, Egypt and the geopolitics of the Nile Basin
Tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt go back decades and reveal a web of Cold War intrigue, clandestine diplomacy and internal meddling. With Cairo winning ... -
Black-and-white thinking about Rwanda
Spotting discrimination, polarisation and propaganda are important functions of the media. But to do that, journalists must be able to recognise them. Rwandans used ... -
Without debt relief, Africa is fighting climate change with its hands tied
Africa spends nearly three times more servicing its external debt than it receives in climate finance. Debt cancelation is urgent and critical. Earlier this ... -
“It’s the wild west”: Zombie mines multiply in SA’s opaque coal sector
African Arguments visited ten “active” coal mines around Ermelo in South Africa. Three were abandoned, and had been for years according to locals. This ... -
“Making a mockery”: Ending Fortress Conservation in DRC and beyond
The court ruling on the rights of the expelled Batwa people could pave the way for the paradigm shift we need. In July 2024, ... -
“That’s no joke”: Hichilema gears up to change Zambia’s constitution
Zambia’s increasingly authoritarian president has spuriously warned that elections could be delayed for 8-9 years unless the constitution is amended. As President Hakainde Hichilema ...
