COP30 Stories
Recent studies highlight the fragile state of Africa’s insurance sector, with penetration rates below three per cent in most countries, leaving househ...
Of the 89 victims, 20 women, some of whom were killed while receiving care at a maternity ward inside a health centre operated by the Catholic church,...
The Washington-brokered peace agreement seeks to rebuild trust, address persistent disputes, and strengthen security and bilateral ties between Rwanda...
As part of the COP30 Action Agenda, the pledge seeks to provide political backing and strengthen international cooperation to reach the 2035 target, u...
With the planet heating at record speed and climate disasters intensifying, cutting emissions and adapting to impacts dominate the agenda.
Governor Godhana leads high-level COP30 engagements to attract climate finance, strengthen global partnerships, and accelerate Tana River’s shift to r...
Many of those displaced are from Hutu communities, including individuals connected to the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), found...
As delegates negotiate new climate commitments at COP30, the Index’s findings signal an urgent need for stronger political will and accelerated implem...
Since it is woven into Gmail, Calendar, and presumably Android messaging, it can operate in your actual digital life, not just in a separate chat wind...
Goma International Airport was closed in January at the height of renewed fighting in eastern DR Congo. At the time, M23 declared the facility unsafe.
While COP30 negotiators refined official climate goals, the People's Summit exposed injustices and demanded reparations, with hundreds of organisation...
For climate finance to be successful, Indigenous communities must be able to adapt funding schemes to their own sharing and decision-making traditions...
The agreement, backed by Qatar and the United States, sets out eight implementation protocols, including ceasefire monitoring and prisoner exchanges a...
Dr Workneh recognised the announcement as a significant continental achievement and a clear indicator of Ethiopia’s growing and influential role in sh...
Qatar's chief negotiator, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, hailed the deal as "historic," while cautioning that lasting peace would require "confidence, mutual r...
In a statement, the authority said the works are scheduled to run daily from Friday, November 14, 2025, to Monday, December 1, 2025.
The AUC highlighted that Ethiopia, under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has championed bold climate initiatives, specifically citing its...
COP30 CEO Ana Toni said delivering on global goals for tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 will only be possible if grids...
Experts call for urgent action as warming climates help diseases like dengue and chikungunya spread into new territories.
Scientists warn that 75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s native plants have vanished — not because of climate change, but because of human land use, farming,...
Some of the protesters waved flags and chanted, while others held slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale."
The decision, announced on Tuesday during the ongoing COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, saw Ethiopia beat Nigeria in the race to represent the continent...
A new UNEP report warns that by 2050, global demand for cooling could triple, causing greenhouse gas emissions to nearly double if no action is taken.
As world leaders gather in Belém, African farmers and youth push for real climate finance, soil restoration, and jobs that can turn promises into prog...
The declaration also pushes for increasing total global climate finance to at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035, emphasising food security and pove...
The continent’s negotiators must push for governments, investors and development partners to invest in African nature-based solutions. Most importantl...
The collaboration aims to harmonise pharmaceutical regulations, boost local manufacturing, and ensure patients receive essential medicines more quickl...
Forest ecosystems such as the Congo Basin, the Guinean forests and Africa’s dryland forests are disappearing rapidly.
