Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments. Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests…

Read More
Top U.S. Officials, Citi and Cybastion, U.S. Tech Leaders Formally Announce 0M EXIM Financing Guarantee in Africa’s Digital Sector

Top U.S. Officials, Citi and Cybastion, U.S. Tech Leaders Formally Announce $100M EXIM Financing Guarantee in Africa’s Digital Sector

NEW YORK — EXIM-Backed Financing Guarantee Unlocks Capital, De-Risks U.S. Entry Into Africa’s Fast-Growing Digital Market Top U.S. officials, Citi, U.S. tech leader Cybastion and a consortium of U.S. tech companies announced the Export-Import Bank’s first-ever $100 million financing guarantee in Africa’s digital sector for a national data center and digitalization project in Côte d’Ivoire….

Read More
Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

African Leaders Commit to Climate-Health Nexus and Adaptation Solutions

Addis Ababa — At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September, African leaders committed to the climate and health nexus and their desire to advance climate-resilient and adaptive health systems on the continent. According to available evidence , climate-induced extreme weather events–cyclones, droughts, floods and heatwaves, are leading…

Read More
Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

Africa: ‘Warring World Crying Out for Peace’ Says UN Chief As Leaders Gather in New York

UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday with a stark warning that “our warring world is crying out for peace,” urging people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. “Lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and…

Read More
Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Leaders from Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa, along with representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have expressed concern about the widespread violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) happening in conflicts around the world. The leaders said the violations are causing significant human suffering, and are urging States and…

Read More
Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

Africa: Guterres Pushes Leaders to ‘Turn the Tide’ On Global Crises During High-Stakes UNGA Week

Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark call to world leaders on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week, warning that a “global crisis” of war, climate change, inequality and technological risk demands urgent, coordinated action. “We are facing a global crisis. Conflicts are multiplying in the context in which geopolitical divides…

Read More