November 12
Africa: COP29 - Guterres Urges Countries to 'Get Serious' On Loss and Damage Funding
UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Green Momentum - a Call for Action At COP29
Africa Renewal
At COP29, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to transform Africa into a global renewable energy leader, emphasizing the continent's… Read more »
Africa: 'Extremely Urgent' - an Interview With the Head of the Adaptation Fund [interview]
African Arguments
With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of the Adaptation Fund. Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Parties Reach Consensus On Standards for Creation of Carbon Credits
Premium Times
This year, the COP29 agenda is expected to be anchored on climate finance, mitigation, and adaptation, with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) designed to provide support… Read more »
Africa: 'Do More' - Guterres Urges Strong Climate Action At COP29
Capital FM
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders at the UN Climate Change Summit, COP29, to take stronger action to protect people from the impacts… Read more »
Algeria: Algeria Committed to Reviving Issue of Palestine's Admission As UN Full Member
Algerie Presse Service
President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, emphasized on Monday Algeria's commitment to favorably respond to the request made by the Arab-Islamic Summit to revive the issue… Read more »
East Africa: UNHCR Leads the Revitalization of a Coordinated Solutions Process for the Somalia Situation in the East Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region and Yemen
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has just concluded a three-day event, hosting partners and Governments from the East and Horn of Africa, Great Lakes Region and Yemen, to review… Read more »
Africa: Air Pollution and Pneumonia Scorecard
Stop Pneumonia
Air pollution is the leading risk factor for 2.2 million annual deaths from pneumonia, responsible for an estimated 30% (651,200) of all pneumonia deaths in 2021 according to the… Read more »
Africa: What is Pneumonia? [blog]
allAfrica
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection characterized by inflammation of the air sacs (alveoli) in one or both lungs, which can fill with fluid or pus. This condition can make… Read more »
Rwanda: COP29 - Kagame Arrives in Azerbaijan for Climate Change Summit
New Times
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, November 12, arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan where world leaders gathered for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on… Read more »
Africa: IFAD Expands Its Climate Finance For More Resilient Rural Populations
IFAD
At a time when the transformation of food systems in the face of climate change requires unprecedented levels of funding and financial innovation, the International Fund for… Read more »
Kenya: COP29 Green Zone Opens As Hub for Practical Climate Solutions and Global Collaboration
Capital FM
COP29 launched its Green Zone on the first day of the climate conference in Azerbaijan, establishing a hub focused on transforming climate commitments into real-world actions. Read more »
Africa: Prosper Africa's Tech for Trade Alliance Announces a Pharmaceutical Tracing Pilot in South Africa as Part of U.S. Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) Strategy [press release]
Prosper Africa
Prosper Africa’s Tech for Trade Alliance (AT4T) is launching its latest pilot in Africa to field test a digital platform intended to bring visibility to Africa’s drug… 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 »
Sudan: OCHA Urges Security Council to Act As Sudan Faces 'Unimaginable Suffering' Amid Escalating Violence [document]
OCHA
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination Division, OCHA, on behalf of Joyce Msuya, Acting… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare-Domboshava Road Upgrade Nears Completion
The Herald
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Africa: Pneumonia - The Silent Killer
Stop Pneumonia
Pneumonia is the single biggest infectious killer of adults and children – claiming the lives of 2.2 million, including 502,000 children under five, in 2021 according to… Read more »
Rwanda: AU Should Not Be a Silent Spectator to Brewing Genocide in Eastern Congo
New Times
The African Union has made some effort in responding to crises across the continent, at least when compared to its precursor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Read more »
November 11
Africa: Russia- Africa Partnership Gains 'More and More' Strength
allAfrica
African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia's 'total support' to the continent in 'different sectors', reports the BBC. Read more »
Africa: America's Glass Ceiling Remains, But the Path for Women Leaders is Clearer Than Ever [guest column]
allAfrica
This election didn't make Kamala Harris America's first female president, but what her campaign achieved reaches far beyond the vote count. As the former president of Liberia and… 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 »
Zambia: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement On the Fourth Review of the Extended Credit Facility With Zambia [document]
IMF
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of… 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 »
Uganda: UNHCR Urges Public to Reject Hate Speech Against Refugees
Nile Post
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a strong call for the public to reject misinformation and hate speech targeting refugees, highlighting the… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia's Dealing With ECOWAS
New Dawn
In less than six months, the Economic Community of West Africa is back in Liberia for mediation amid the current leadership crisis in the House of Representatives at the Capitol… Read more »
