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East Africa: Uganda Needs Shs320tn to Finance Climate Commitments
[Nile Post] Uganda needs $78.1 billion (about Shs320.6 trillion) over the next eight years to implement its climate commitments, with 85% of the required financing expected to come from external sources, the Ministry of Water and Environment has said.
Africa: Beyond Financing The Transition – Africa Needs a Financial System That Is Accountable
[Bird Story Agency] Africa needs more climate finance — and greater accountability for the capital already at work. Just Share executive director Nicole Martens argues that banks, investors and pension funds must turn climate commitments into measurab…
Africa: How Many More COPs Before Climate Promises Become Action?
[allAfrica] Every year before COP, the same question surfaces: what is the one thing Africa needs from this summit?
Ethiopia: Geopolitical Rivalries, Economic Pressures and Climate Risks Dominate the Global Agenda
[ENA] The final week of October 2026 underscored the increasingly interconnected nature of global affairs, as geopolitical rivalries, diplomatic efforts to contain conflicts, economic uncertainty and escalating climate risks continued to shape the inte…
South Africa: The African Century Will Be Built Through Green Industrialisation, Not Mined From the Ground
[Daily Maverick] Africa’s green minerals represent a historic opportunity. But realising it will require generations working together, combining experience with fresh thinking and creating opportunities for Africans to turn the continent’s natural weal…
South Africa: The African Century Will Be Built Through Green Industrialisation, Not Mined From the Ground
[Daily Maverick] Africa’s green minerals represent a historic opportunity. But realising it will require generations working together, combining experience with fresh thinking and creating opportunities for Africans to turn the continent’s natural weal…
Africa: ActionAid Warns Debt Crisis Is Undermining Africa’s Climate Action
[Capital FM] Nairobi — African countries vulnerable to climate change are diverting significant public resources towards debt repayments at the expense of climate action, food security and investments in resilience, according to new reports by ActionAid.
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 840,000 Jobs From Climate Transition, Seeks Investment At COP31
[This Day] Nigeria will seek to attract climate investment and unlock up to 840,000 net new jobs by 2060 as it heads to the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), with the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) insisting that global …
Rwanda: Delayed Rains Hit Farmers As Scientists Turn to AI for Better Forecasts
[New Times] Delayed rainfall is disrupting planting across Rwanda, leaving some farmers counting losses and others racing to sow crops weeks into the September-to-December growing season, as climate scientists explore artificial intelligence (AI) to im…
Uganda: Nebbi Farmers Receive Farm Inputs Under Climate-Smart Agriculture Project
[Nile Post] Farmers in Nebbi District have received agricultural equipment and other inputs under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project, a government initiative aimed at improving productivity and strengthening resilience to clim…