Russian Veto Puts Rights in Mali at Risk
Ensure Continued Monitoring and Reporting of Rights Abuses, Accountability By Ilaria Allegrozzi | Senior Sahel Researcher | Human Rights Watch Russia dealt a severe blow to rights protections in Mali on August 30 when it vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have extended sanctions against eight people suspected of sabotaging a peace deal and […]
South Africa at the G20 — it’s about more than just the ‘vibes’
President Cyril Ramaphosa visits India for the Group of 20 meeting this week. South Africa seems to be riding high after hosting a BRICS Summit with India’s leader, Narendra Modi, China’s Xi Jinping, and an expanded list of leaders that generated
Statement From GEAPP On The Africa Climate Summit 2023
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) commends HE President Ruto, the African Union, and all organisers and participants of the first Africa Climate Summit. The summit has showcased the leadership and agency of citizens across the continent. This summit was not about a vision for the future, it was about action that […]
Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund’s SJF Repertoire Fund Announces 2023 Grantees In Africa
The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund (WMG/BFF SJF) is now in its second year of the SJF Repertoire Fund, an eight-year $10M ($1M for Sub-Saharan Africa) initiative that allows WMG employees in participating regions to get involved by nominating local organizations for grants of $5,000-$15,000 USD. Like the Social Justice […]
Google Appoints Alex Okosi As Managing Director For Africa
Google today announced that Alex Okosi, currently Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, will take on the role of Managing Director for Google in Africa. In his new role, Okosi will be responsible for Google’s operations in Africa including programs to help businesses and economies on the continent to grow, as well as […]
COP28 Presidency Partners With African Leaders To Raise Climate Ambitions, Seize Opportunity Of Green Growth Through Fairer Climate Finance For Africa
COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya, where he emphasised the need for mitigation and adaptation finance as critical success factors for climate progress in Africa and globally. Noting that the world is “losing the race to secure the goals of the Paris Agreement and struggling […]
UAE Carbon Alliance Pledges To Purchase US$450 Million In African Carbon Credits By 2030
The pledge by the UAE Carbon Alliance seeks to connect the high-integrity supply of African carbon credits to high demand from the Middle East. The UAE Carbon Alliance, chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), signs a non-binding Letter of […]
Africa Climate Summit: A Critical Opportunity For Collective Action On Climate Change
By Kennedy Mugochi As an African, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change. I have met communities displaced by floods in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. I have spoken to farmers from Northern Kenya who have lost their crops to drought. These experiences have made me acutely aware of how urgent it is to […]
Bola Tinubu’s First 100 Days
Nigeria’s presidency has thus far been marked by rapid reforms that he has said are necessary for the country’s long-term health. Key among those was the removal of a years-long petrol subsidy that cost $10 billion in 2022, according to the country’s formerly state-owned oil company. He announced the move when he was sworn in […]
The Receipts for South Africa’s Covid Vaccine Spend
Big pharmaceutical companies “bullied” South Africa into signing unfair agreements that forced the country to overpay for COVID-19 vaccines compared with Western nations, according to a nonprofit that lobbied for the details to be released. The details were revealed on Tuesday in an analysis by the Health Justice Initiative (HJI), a South African NGO campaigning […]
