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COP29: Addis Ababa calls for accelerating implementation of Baku Finance Goal
Azertag
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September 3, 2025
Baku, September 3, AZERTAC A representative of the COP29 Presidency, Elchin Allahverdiyev, addressed the opening of the Fourth Dialogue under the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, emphasizing that just...
UN Climate Week in Addis Ababa Highlights Urgent Need for Climate Finance
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, September 3, 2025 (ENA) -- As the Second United Nations Climate Week officially opened in Addis Ababa today, leaders have underscored Africa's pressing demand for climate finance and urged the global community to take swift action. In...
Report: Africa must own its development financing for sustainable growth
The Cable
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September 6, 2025
A new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation says Africa must take the lead in shaping and funding its development future. In its 2025 forum report titled ‘Financing The Africa We Want‘, the organisations noted that in a post-aid era, the continent’s...
Ethiopia’s Debt: When Reform Becomes Punishment
Ethiopia Insight
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September 5, 2025
Austerity measures hailed abroad are leaving Ethiopians hungry at home. On paper, Ethiopia’s debt service looks “manageable.” In its July 2025 review, the IMF praised government reforms as “progress” and unlocked $262.3 million in new financing....
COP29 Presidency hosts high-level ministerial on Africa’s climate challenges
News.Az
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The event, organized within the framework of the 2nd Climate Week (CW2) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), brought together over 200 representatives from about 50 countries, as well as various international...
Africa calls for reframing global climate action with science, finance
Xinhua News Agency
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ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- African Group of Negotiators (AGN) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) have called for a reframing of global climate action to be science-driven and responsive to Africa's growing vulnerability to...
UN Calls for Scaled-Up Climate Action at 2nd Climate Week Event in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, September 3, 2025 (ENA) - Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Noura Hamladji, has urged the global community to step up climate action and finance, highlighting Africa’s...
Africa highly appreciates Azerbaijan's peace and climate diplomacy
Azertag
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September 6, 2025
Baku, September 6, AZERTAC During the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Africa Climate Week (ACW), an event co-organized by the Azerbaijani COP29 Presidency and the Baku Climate and Peace Action Hub in the Ethiopian...
Africa Demands US$3 Trillion Climate Finance Revolution
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
Africa’s largest climate advocacy network demanded radical reforms to global finance systems Thursday, warning that the continent receives just 2-3 percent of worldwide climate funding despite bearing the heaviest burden of environmental...
African Youth Called to Lead Climate Justice Fight
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
Africa’s young people must unite to demand climate justice and shape their continent’s future, a prominent climate activist told delegates at the opening of the Africa Youth Climate Assembly on Thursday. Dr. Mithika Mwenda, executive director of...
Like Nigeria, Ethiopia announces bid to host COP32 in 2027
The Cable
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September 6, 2025
Ethiopia has joined Nigeria in expressing interest to host the 32nd United Nations climate change conference of parties in 2027. The East African country unveiled its bid on Thursday during the climate week held in Addis Ababa, the nation’s...
Azerbaijan holds high-level meeting on climate challenges of African continent
APA
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September 6, 2025
Azerbaijan holds high-level meeting on climate challenges of the African continent, APA reports. High-level ministerial meeting entitled "Climate Challenges of the African Continent: Responding to Africa's Special Situation and Needs" was held...
Adem Farah Highlights Ethiopia's Health Progress at Africa-Caribbean Health Ministers’ Meeting
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, September 6, 2025 (ENA) –Vice President of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party and Head of the Democratic System Building Center with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister, Adem Farah, revealed that the government of Ethiopia has made...
Banks must take lead in driving Africa's green growth
The Standard
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President William Ruto (fourth right) and leaders from development finance institutions and commercial banks after signing a cooperation agreement to support the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on...
Bahamas commits to climate finance partnership with UK to protect oceans
Caribbean National Weekly
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September 6, 2025
The Bahamas government says it remains committed to working with authorities in the United Kingdom to mobilize billions of dollars in private investment while protecting “our seagrass and our oceans, and build a global movement that places nature...
PM Browne Departs for Africa–CARICOM Summit in Ethiopia
Antigua.News
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September 6, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne left Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday to attend the Second Africa–CARICOM Summit, which takes place September 6–8 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit, being held under the theme “Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit...
High Ranking Ethiopian Official Urges Africa and Caribbean Nations to Build Self-Reliant Health Systems
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, September 6, 2025 (ENA) – Africa and the Caribbean must strengthen their capacity to safeguard the health and well-being of their people, Vice President of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party and Head of the Democratic System Building...
Zero Waste Beats Incineration in Cutting Climate Pollution
Pressenza
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September 6, 2025
Global Study Proves Incinerators Worsen Climate Impacts while Communities Push for Just Solutions Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 04 September 2025 — From Asia to Latin America to Africa, communities are at the frontlines of both climate impacts and the...
NEW: Geo Pomona to showcase Zimbabwe’s climate solutions at Africa Climate Summit 2
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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September 6, 2025
Harmony Agere GEO POMONA WASTE MANAGEMENT will represent Zimbabwe at the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), which will be running from September 8 to 10, 2025, at the Addis International Convention Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit, which...
Africa highly values Azerbaijan's diplomatic efforts in climate field
APA
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Africa highly values Azerbaijan’s diplomatic efforts in climate and peace, APA reports. These remarks were voiced yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during the Forum of Vulnerable Countries, organized within the framework of the UN...