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Islamic, Asian banks pledge around $6 billion for Africa electrification push
Reuters  |  Jan 28, 2025

The additional finance builds on commitments of up to $48 billion from the World Bank and the AfDB, summit officials said, predicting more funding com...

African nations seek to connect 300 million people to power by 2030
Reuters  |  Jan 28, 2025

The continent has the highest number of people without access to electricity globally and is racing to connect homes to power by 2030 under a plan dub...

Why Trump withdrawal from Paris Agreement is not such a bad thing
The Conversation  |  Jan 26, 2025

If the US stayed in the tent under Trump, its negotiators could, for example, agitate to weaken any deals struck at future COP meetings. We saw such t...

Six nations to host 2030 World Cup as Saudi Arabia secures 2034
Reuters  |  Dec 11, 2024

FIFA has confirmed the hosts for the next two men's World Cups, with the 2030 tournament set to span six nations across three continents and Saudi Ara...

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash as Argentina walks away
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

Many Western governments arrived in Baku reluctant to pledge big sums.

Ruto defends hiring private jet for US trip, says it was cheaper than KQ
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2024

For the first state visit by a Kenyan President to the United States in two decades and the first by an African leader since 2008, Ruto opted to hire...

Million dollar high-flying luxury: Kenya's 'hustler-in-chief' wings to US
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2024

A press attaché from the American Embassy in Nairobi, who clarified that the American government did not cover the chartering bills.

Boss of Nigeria's biggest bank, Herbert Wigwe, dies in US helicopter crash
Agency  |  Feb 11, 2024

Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of the Access Bank Group, died alongside his wife and son in the helicopter accident on February 9, 2024.

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