Africa: How the World Bank and IMF Can Truly Drive a Clean Energy Transition

[ad_1] The financial institutions' current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up for annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), on 21-26 October in Washington DC, climate will be high on the agenda again. Many discussions will centre on climate finance, while the World Bank is set to replace its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) and implement a new Corporate Scorecard. […]

October 18, 2024 1

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Kenya’s deputy president sacked by the Senate while in hospital

[ad_1] Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital.In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya's recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to defend himself, a day after he had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges.However, Gachagua, popularly […]

October 18, 2024 1

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Africa Must Invest in School Feeding Programs to Boost Its Future

[ad_1] Speaking on World Food Day, Wawira Njiru, CEO of Kenyan non-profit Food for Education, has called on African and world leaders to invest in school feeding programs to feed the future of all of Africa. Ahead of a visit to Washington where she will meet with officials from the World Bank and pointing to data in the World Bank's recent Africa Pulse report, Wawira Njiru called for urgent investment in the school feeding revolution to ensure children across Africa […]

October 18, 2024

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Women’s T20 World Cup results: Australia shocked by South Africa in semi-finals

[ad_1] After being put in to bat, Australia did not carry the usual swagger and confidence expected from the six-time winners of this tournament. In fact, they were timid, only hitting 11 boundaries in total. That is despite the enviable batting depth that they possess which often results in them playing with much more freedom than other teams who tend to be protecting fragile, inexperienced middle orders.Harris and Wareham's early […]

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Africa: Fashion Out Measures to Address Skills Mismatch Challenges On Continent …AU Commissioner Appeals to African Leaders

[ad_1] The Head, Education Division, African Union Commission, Ms Sophia Ashipala, has urged African leaders to fashion out measures that address the challenge of skills mismatch on the continent. According to her, there was an increasing gap between the skills provided by the education system and those required by industry and this must be addressed if the issue of unemployment was to be addressed on the continent. "The growing gap between the skills provided by the global Technical Vocational Education […]

October 18, 2024 1

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Roald Poulsen: Tributes paid to former Zambia coach after death aged 73

[ad_1] Poulsen had coached Odense BK to the Danish championship in 1989 and the domestic cup in 1991 before being asked to step in and help Zambia."Approximately three weeks after the disaster, I got calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish Football Association [to ask] if I could help over a period of six weeks in Denmark," he told BBC Sport Africa last year, speaking to mark […]

October 18, 2024 2

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Nigeria climate change: ‘My farm was destroyed by drought then floods

[ad_1] Mema Fwa lost her entire yield this season. Rabiu Musa cannot pay back his $2,000 (£1,500) loan because of a failed harvest.Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in northern and eastern Nigeria, contributing to growing food insecurity for millions this year, says the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.Reporter: Azeezat OlaoluwaProducer: Yusuf Akinpelu and Ellen TsangFilmed and edited: Gift Ufuoma [ad_2] Source link

October 17, 2024 1

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Africa: Nile River Basin Commission – Regional Strife Could Make a Difficult Task Impossible

[ad_1] Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia's Red Sea ambitions. The newly established Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC) has been charged with addressing the contentious issue of the Nile River's equitable use. However, raised geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa region will make this difficult to accomplish. The Agreement on the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) came into force on 13 October, triggering the transition from the Nile Basin Initiative to […]

October 17, 2024 2

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Africa: Joe Biden in Africa – U.S. President Has Ignored the Continent for His Entire Term – Why He’s Visiting Angola

[ad_1] US president Joe Biden chose to visit Africa in the final weeks of his presidency. It would be his first trip to the continent since taking office in January 2021. The trip was postponed at the last minute because of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Milton in the US. It has been rescheduled for the first week in December. Angola is located in the western region of southern Africa. With 37.2 million people, it is the 11th most populous […]

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