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Cost of owning homes in key East African cities
21 Aug 2025 03:31 GMT
In Rwanda, the conservation of environment is a serious issue in which there are no shortcuts and the Country has gone as far as ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on reduction of carbon emissions.[FILE/Standard]
If you are a businessman, a businesswoman, or …
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West African nations demand climate justice to avert food crisis
29 Jul 2025 08:19 GMT
From Okwe Obi, Abuja
West African nations, led by Nigeria, Ghana and Togo, have amplified calls for climate justice, warning that without urgent global action, the region’s fragile agricultural systems could collapse and trigger a food crisis that will …
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AfDB Chief: Carbon Market a Poverty Trap for Africa
25 Jul 2025 07:07 GMT
… countries investable and embracing intra-African trade.
Currently, the … and income for many Africans. With the carbon market active … leaders in both the Kyoto Protocol and the 2015 Paris … . “That is why Liberia is undertaking national carbon accounting— …
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The New Geopolitics Of The Green Transition
09 Sep 2025 22:21 GMT
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Bentley Allan is an associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and co-director of the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab.
Even as President Trump bulldozes U.S. climate policy, the global clean energy transition is making …
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The growing competition for Africa’s agricultural land
14 Apr 2025 07:52 GMT
Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges.
June 2022: The start of the wheat harvest season in Tunis, Tunisia. Africa has 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable …
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Stable policies, investments and incentives are key to Nigeria’s gas utilisation – Gbemre
22 Feb 2025 04:01 GMT
The General Manager at OML 147 and Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline (AEP), who also doubles as the Asset Manager at Pan Ocean Oil Nigeria Limited, Dr. Tobore Gbemre, in this interview with WALIAT MUSA, emphasises the critical need for stable policies, substantial …
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Africa needs bold laws to effectively address the effects of climate change - Experts
10 Feb 2025 10:18 GMT
Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria are the only countries in Africa that have enacted climate change legislations, according to study by African Group of Negotiators, Expert Support (AGNES).
Yet these laws are essential tools for addressing the impacts of climate …
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Expanding The Frontier Of Nigeria’s Gas Market
24 Dec 2024 07:01 GMT
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Despite the periodic fluctuations, Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and the largest gas producer within sub-Saharan Africa. This makes Nigeria a strategic country within the comity of nations since oil and gas remain vital …
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Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
18 Dec 2024 21:55 GMT
… , the London-headquartered, Africa-focused green energy developer … proposed 2 GW Euro-Africa interconnector to transport electricity … since it ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2005. The UAE’s … a western Maghreb and West Africa green hydrogen supply chain. …
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COP29: MOUs Do Not Amount To Anything, Nigeria Needs Concrete Action, Says Iyamu
25 Nov 2024 12:37 GMT
Retired Air Vice Marshal Akugbe Iyamu, former Acting Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has expressed disappointment with Nigeria’s approach to the COP29 climate conference, urging the country to prioritise concrete …