Over 63 million East Africans experienced severe hunger in 2024 and 40% lack access to safe drinking water. East African countries collectively contribute a tiny 0.09% of the global carbon emissions but are some of the worst-hit by the global...
Africa Capitalworks fuels Africa’s growth by backing market leaders in vital sectors, delivering strong returns and lasting social and economic impact. MAURITIUS, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Africa Capitalworks invests for sustainable...
In May, the EIF Steering Committee endorsed a recommendation by the EIF Taskforce for a third phase of the initiative, to run up to 2031 in support of the UN Doha Programme of Action for LDCs. Designed to provide catalytic and transformative...
HOUSTON, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a firm fixed price, $476M contract by the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to continue performing Base Operations Support (BOS)...
Trade-related climate measures Members discussed two new proposals, namely the Republic of Korea's communication titled “Key Considerations for Trade-related Climate Measures (TrCMs): Suggested approaches toward a sustainable future” and the...
CANADA, November 2 - Participants from over 100 countries, including government leaders, international organisations, representatives of civil society, the private sector, and the academic and research communities gathered in Paris on February 10...
UN Volunteers with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Djibouti support initiatives that directly impact the future of children. With a quarter of children aged 5 to 17 out of school and 294,000 classified as vulnerable, the volunteer...
Topic: How can the G20 governments work towards energy and trade security through collective action in the sustainable ocean economy (with an emphasis on the just transition in the ocean) Honourable Chairs, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,...
A shortlist of three finalists competed in Geneva before an expert jury of five WTO ambassadors — from Chile, Djibouti, the Philippines, South Africa and Switzerland. The finalists presented their ideas virtually to the jury and an audience at the...
Accelerated rollout of critical digital infrastructure across Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Tanzania supported by Rand Merchant Bank. JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu Africa, East Africa’s leading...
Ghana has earned recognition as one of Africa’s stronger performers in climate resilience planning, but a critical funding gap threatens to undermine the country’s ambitious adaptation goals, according to a major new assessment released this week....
A worker installs photovoltaic panels on a roof.CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Bill McKibben isn’t known for his rosy outlook on...
By our staff reporter The Republic of Djibouti is enjoying an exceptional moment on the global stage, earning a cultural distinction at the Osaka 2025 World Expo just as new economic forecasts highlight its rising regional prominence. Djibouti’s...
China has deepened its collaboration with the international community in meteorological governance during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), using artificial intelligence and early warning technologies to help developing countries improve...
The National Meteorological Agency of Djibouti (ANM) successfully issued its first Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) warning in September through its new website. A CAP warning is a standardized format for exchanging all-hazard emergency alerts and...
The upgraded platform, developed by the WMO Regional Office for Africa, serves as the first-ever centralized hub for disseminating critical risk information and strengthening early warning communication in the country. The modern CMS web template...
East African countries are receiving only a fraction of the climate financing they require to cope with worsening droughts, hunger, and water shortages, according to a new report by Oxfam and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),...
BY Mekonnen Teshome – The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) will convene its second Investment Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22-23 October 2025. APRA, launched at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023 in Nairobi,...
A GROUP of shipowner associations representing around a quarter of global tonnage has thrown its weight behind the Net-Zero Framework set to be voted on at the International Maritime Organization next week. In a statement given exclusively to...
Each year, as the rains come, the conversation around tree planting returns with fresh urgency. Mostly, it centres on protecting the environment. But gradually, tree planting is no longer a moral imperative alone; it is becoming an investment...
