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Does Africa deserve green aid?

Wealthy countries should consider boosting investment in Africa’s carbon-intensive industries.

Why Africa needs carbon markets

The global carbon market is chaotic and volatile, and largely leaves out Africa, without which global climate goals cannot be…

How to sell climate action to Africa

The Global North’s disaster narrative regarding climate change has failed to motivate Africans to tackle the problem. It would be…

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes

In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove…

Africa’s climate change diplomacy must step up a gear

The continent is showing global leadership but coordination and common positions are needed to accelerate the ‘Just Transition’.

Africa cannot confront climate change alone

Despite having played a negligible role in creating the climate crisis, African countries already find themselves paying the price for…

What African countries got out of COP26

The 26th United Nations climate change conference, COP26, recently came to an end, having aimed to get countries united in…

Quit oil and gas? You first, Africa’s message to rich nations

As negotiators at the Glasgow climate talks try to agree on greenhouse gas cuts, African leaders say poorer countries can’t…

What Africa needs from COP26

As world leaders meet in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Africa needs decisive collective action rather than…

Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Zimbabwe is ranked in the top 20 countries in the world most affected by extreme weather between 2000 and 2019.…