Inaugural Africa clean cooking summit sees $2.2 billion pledged
A push to provide clean cooking options for the more than 1 billion people in Africa who currently rely on
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Paris summit aims to secure commitments toward $4 billion needed to close clean cooking funding gap for African women
Summit expected to build on ground-breaking clean cooking initiatives launched at COP28; African Development Bank’s Adesina, Tanzanian President Hassan, Norway
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How homegrown startups are boosting e-mobility in Africa
Africa’s cities are some of the most heavily congested in the world. In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, commuters often spend
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African leaders seek record World Bank financing to combat climate change
African leaders on Monday called for rich countries to commit record contributions to a low-interest World Bank facility for developing
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Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa
A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support
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Climate change: Deadly African heatwave ‘impossible’ without warming
A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was “impossible” without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above
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In Senegal, Mariam Sonko is championing women’s rights and agricultural Sustainability
When Mariam Sonko’s father died when she was a young child, her mother struggled to take care of her and
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A Kenyan start-up turns plastic waste into solar-powered freezers
A Kenyan company is proving the saying: “one person’s waste is another person’s treasure,” still rings true. On a February
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Ghanaian lawyer receives prestigious UN Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship
A Ghanaian lawyer and academic, Jamaldeen Tonzua, has been awarded the 2024 United Nations Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship.
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A balancing act between innovation and job concerns, as Africa taps AI to drive growth
ACCRA, Ghana: Africa is increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to boost growth across the continent as the technology evolves at
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