Economy
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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 ... -
DR Congo quagmire poses an existential question to Southern Africa’s leaders
Engineering a permanent state of conflict in eastern Congo ensures the continued flow of minerals into the bloodstream of global capitalism. SADC must protect ... -
Who’s afraid of Aliko Dangote?
The $19 billion Dangote Refinery could meet Nigeria’s refined product needs. This upsets prosperous local importers – and the regulators who have lived comfortably ... -
How progressive taxation can raise trillions for climate action
A new report finds that developed countries could raise $2 trillion in climate finance per year by raising their tax-to-GDP ratios by four points. ... -
SBTi’s controversial shift has given a new lifeline to the carbon offset ruse
The climate target body should follow the science and limit the use of carbon offsets to where there is really no other way. Update: ... -
“You can’t wake up today and tell Africans to stop cooking with fire”
African Arguments spoke to Namibia’s Industrialisation and Trade Minister about industrial strategy, unjust trade, and green hydrogen controversies. Namibia exports mostly unprocessed goods – ... -
Here are 3 steps governments can take to reduce risks of green grabs
What can governments do to mitigate the risks carbon offsets can pose to rights, livelihoods, food security, and ecosystems? In recent years, the pace ... -
How the international financial system exports extinction to the DRC
Biodiversity loss from unequal mining deals is not a glitch. It’s the logical end point of multiple transnational pressures. The Democratic Republic of the ...
