November 12
Kenya: COP29 Kicks Off With Early Agreement On Carbon Credit Standards and Ambitious Climate Goals
Capital FM
The COP29 climate summit opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, with an early breakthrough as nations reached a consensus on standards for carbon credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris… Read more »
Africa: 350.org at COP29 [press release]
350Africa.org
Widely dubbed the "finance COP", COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November, 2024. Read more »
Africa: COP29 to Feature High-Level Focus On Clean Cooking As African Union and Tanzania Unite for Climate Solutions
African Union
At COP29 in Azerbaijan, the African Union (AU) and the United Republic of Tanzania will join forces in a high-level side event to make clean cooking a central part of the global… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Developing Nations Urge Action On Unmet Climate Promises
Nile Post
As COP29 opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, global attention shifts to the widening gap between the ambitious pledges of past climate summits and the urgent action needed to address the… Read more »
South Africa: COP29 Reaches Deal On Carbon Credit Rules, but Critics Brand It a 'False Solution'
Daily Maverick
The decision could pave the way for a global carbon market funding climate action in the Global South. However, it remains divisive, with activists warning it may be a 'false… Read more »
Nigeria: Bayelsa to Establish Marine Safety Task Force, Fish Cities
Vanguard
Bayelsa State government, yesterday, said it would establish a marine safety task force and create economic zones to be known as Fish Cities. Read more »
Zimbabwe: . . .As Climate Smart Agric Pays-Off
The Herald
President Mnangagwa is expected to address the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29, as the global summit officially opens today. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Civil Protection On High Alert As Heavy Rains Start
The Herald
Localised rains, which were predicted by the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) on Sunday, started being experienced in some parts of the country including Bulawayo… Read more »
November 11
Senegal: Unprecedented Floods Devastate Harvests in Northeastern Senegal
RFI
Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Setting a Climate Finance Target Is Only Half the Battle for Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. Read more »
Africa: Despite Tough Geopolitical Crosswinds, Global Leaders Advance on AI Governance and Other Key Topics at 2024 Paris Peace Forum [press release]
Paris Peace Forum
The election of Donald Trump changed the world - for a second time. Just days after U.S. vote, and as COP29 opens in Baku in a world more divided than ever, world leaders came… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Sisterhood of Support - Improving Maternity Care in Ethiopia's Climate Change-Ravaged Somali Region
UNFPA
Abeba Birhanu, a 46-year-old midwife, has spent more than half her life delivering babies at the Karamara Hospital in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia's Somali region. Throughout… Read more »
Africa: As COP29 Opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, World Leaders Should Deliver On Climate Finance for African Communities [press release]
Greenpeace
As COP29 opens in Baku, Greenpeace Africa calls on world leaders to deliver ambitious climate finance to African nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. With climate… Read more »
Africa: Prince of Wales Launches Insurance Programme for Africa's Wildlife Rangers
Independent (Kampala)
In a week which saw a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ranger, Pte Jonathan Olara, succumb to a poacher's bullet while on patrol of a section of the vast Kidepo Valley Conservation… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Genetically Preserve Two Remaining Northern White Rhinos
Capital FM
President William Ruto has affirmed the government's commitment to the genetic preservation of the two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world, which are held at the Ol Pejeta… Read more »
Niger: Niger Resists in the Crosshairs of Sanctions and Climate Catastrophe
People's Dispatch
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already… Read more »
South Africa: Joburg's Water Restrictions Set to Tighten Further As Crisis Deepens
Daily Maverick
Office of the Chief Justice reveals Constitutional Court has been unable to sit because of unreliable water supply. This article is free to read.Sign up for free or sign in to… Read more »
Africa: The Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter Publishes Its First Report to Baseline, Prioritize and Track Progress on Emissions Reduction [press release]
Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter
The Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) today published its Baseline Report, setting a foundation to help prioritize and track progress on emissions… Read more »
Africa: Putting Gender Equality At the Heart of the Climate Debate
UNDP
Addressing the climate crisis and building a more gender equal world Read more »
Africa: COP Must Ditch Fossil Fuels to Get Serious About Climate [press release]
Global Witness
Following yet more revelations about fossil fuel lobbyists' influence at COP29, we're calling on COP to get on track and protect robust climate action Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Outlines Ambitious Climate Agenda At COP29, Focused On Green Energy and Financial Reforms
Capital FM
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale are in Azerbaijan's capital Baku for COP29, where Kenya is presenting its ambitious climate… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Calls for Comprehensive Climate Finance Reforms At COP29
Capital FM
Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has outlined Kenya's priorities for the global climate finance system during the COP29 conference that kicked off on Monday. Read more »
Rwanda: COP29 - Inside New Global Climate Finance Targets
New Times
Rwanda, aligning with the needs of developing countries, is advocating for a new global climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillion annually. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Public Institutions Urged to Procure Eco-Friendly Goods, Services
New Times
Public institutions in Rwanda will soon be required to prioritise green procurement practices that emphasise eco-friendly goods and services so as to enhance their contribution to… Read more »
Uganda: Fisheries Protection Unit Destroy Illegal Gear Worth Shs137m in Buliisa
Nile Post
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and local authorities have destroyed illegal fishing gear worth Shs137 million in Buliisa district. Read more »