Finance, Africa’s Top Climate Agenda Item By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad With climate change taking a toll on the continent, finance remains a top agenda item among African policymakers and experts. Speaking during the 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and […]

Climate Change: Energy at the Centre of Addis Ababa Declaration By Thuku Kariuki Africa has declared its place at the forefront of global climate leadership with the Addis Ababa Declaration, unveiled at the close of the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Ethiopia. The landmark agreement signals a decisive turning point for a continent long […]

Second Africa Climate Summit Ends with Addis Ababa Declaration By Sharon Atieno The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) concluded, with a clear call to position Africa as a driver of solutions and the next global climate economy. Under a common agreement dubbed, the Addis Ababa Declaration, leaders stressed that the continent is not merely a […]

ILRI Launches US$3.5M Project Reduce Methane Emissions from African Cattle By Milliam Murigi Livestock in Africa contribute 18 percent of global livestock methane emissions, with cattle alone responsible for 70 percent of emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide in the […]

Collaboration Crucial to Strengthen Africa’s Food Systems By Job Okoth With nearly two in three of Africa’s population depending on agriculture for survival, farming is more than just a job – it is life itself. Despite this, agriculture receives less than four per cent of commercial lending, resulting in small-scale farmers struggling with little access […]

New Partnership Expands Professional Development Access to Kenyan Nurses By Samantha Linda To strengthen professional development and open global career pathways for nurses, the Kenyan Nurse Consultants Limited (KNCL) has launched a strategic partnership with the Kenya Progressive Nurses Association (KPNA). The meeting, held in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, brought together stakeholders from KNCL, KPNA, and […]

African Religious Leaders Unite to Demand Climate Justice By Milliam Murigi African religious leaders have launched the Addis Ababa Faith Declaration on Climate Justice, calling for debt cancellation, fair climate finance, and protection of vulnerable communities as the climate crisis deepens. The declaration, unveiled at a pre-summit workshop ahead of the second Africa Climate Summit, […]