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African Diplomats and Russia Seek Strategic Climate Alliance

In February, Ali Mohamed, the special Climate Envoy of the President of Kenya and the (then) chair of the African ...

African Climate Policy

Climate Induced Migration In Africa: How Can The Law Enable Free Movement

Climate change is reshaping Africa’s migration landscape, but extant international laws leave millions unprotected. Regional free movement agreements—especially IGAD’s forward-thinking ...

African Climate Policy

Transactional Multilateralism: Africa’s Quest for Sustainable Climate Finance

Amid Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and opposition to the draft International Tax Convention, Africa faces a pivotal moment: ...

Climate Finance

Most Countries Missed the Deadline to Submit NDCs, What Needs to Happen Next?

Only 15 countries met the 10 February deadline to submit their updated NDCs under the Paris Agreement, but it looks ...

African Climate Policy

Mission 300: Will it Move the Needle on African Energy Poverty?

The launch of Mission 300 was heralded as a game-changer in regional efforts to enhance energy access in Africa. The ...

African Climate Policy

A Weaker, Meeker CBAM?

This week’s proposed revisions to the EU’s CBAM indicate that the bloc’s appetite for its full operation next year is ...

Trade

Where To Now For The Adaption Fund?

The Adaptation Fund’s mandate is to finance projects and programmes that help developing countries adapt to climate change. Takudzwa Chihambakwe ...

Climate Finance

AGN reacts to Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Agreement

The African Group of Negotiators calls the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement a direct threat to global climate efforts, ...

African Climate Policy

A World Left Behind: Consequences of Trump’s Policy Reversals on Africa’s Climate Agenda

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and suspension of USAID funding mark a drastic shift in U.S. global policy. The ...

African Climate Policy

African Agriculture Development Strategy Lagging Behind

Implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and related Malabo Declaration has been slow. Following the recent CAADP ...

African Climate Policy

Betting Big While Transparency is a Mystery – Ghana’s Carbon Market Dilemma

Ghana has recently enacted legislation to create a Carbon Markets Office and is seeking to finance a large portion of ...

Article 6

Climate Diplomacy in 2025

Last year ended bleakly with a weak finance deal at COP29, disappointing outcomes from the biodiversity summit in Cali, and the ...

African Climate Policy