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Kenyan President William Ruto holds a press conference with the attendance of participating country leaders within the 1st Africa Climate Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Kasuku/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT

How Africa weathers the climate storm

To avert complete climate catastrophe, African countries need at least $277 billion per year in additional climate finance

  • Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
4 min read
Common goal: The first Africa climate summit held in Nairobi, Kenya, was hosted by President William Ruto who said ‘climate action is not a global north issue or a global south issue but rather a collective challenge, and it affects all of us’. Photo: Andrew Kasuku/Getty Images
AFRICA

Carbon credits a controversial topic at Africa climate summit

The carbon market: a potential planet saver or greenwashing that gives polluting companies an opportunity to evade reducing their emissions?

  • Ozayr Patel
5 min read
Kenya’s President William Ruto. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT

William Ruto: Africa should stop being a victim and instead use its potential

Kenya’s president says Africa’s renewable resources place the continent at an advantage because of its favourable weather

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
According to Mohamed Adow, climate, energy and development provisions must be found that can rally behind Africa’s interests. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)
ADAPTATION

Climate finance and clean technology is the tune Africa must sing at the Africa Climate Summit

The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s environment, forestry and fisheries minister, attends the opening day of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS23) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Africa will seek to present itself as a solution to the global warming crisis in a declaration to be signed by heads of state on Sept. 6 at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit. (Fredrik Lerneryd/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT

Creecy calls for non-debt solutions as hard-hit continent seeks climate finance

Minister Barbara Creecy says African countries need ‘a new suite of financing instruments, with a set of favourable terms and conditions that are not debt generators’

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
The theme for the Africa Climate Summit is “driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world”. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ADAPTATION

Africa has its work cut out as Africa Climate Summit kicks off in Kenya

Adaptation and climate finance will take centre stage at next week’s summit with the theme ‘driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world’

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
Ministers from the five countries met in the city to sign an agreement to work together to protect the lives and livelihoods of almost half the world’s population. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT

Africa’s natural capital can chart a new development model at Africa Climate Summit

The inaugural summit is a historic opportunity for Africa’s governments and financial institutions to shape and lead a nature positive development pathway for the world

  • Monique Atouguia
  • Saliem Fakir
6 min read