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AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded a massive increase in climate finance, calling for $1.3 trillion annually as Kenyan President, William...

Shelter Afrique, African Union sign MoU to advance housing, urban development

Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and the African Union (AU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on addressing Africa’s critical housing...

AU confident over transformative impact modern biotechnology can have on Africa’s agric sector

When it comes to the application of modern biotechnology in agriculture, the Africa Union’s (AU) position is clear – the technology is one required...

‘Africa’s opportunity to lead in aligning climate policies’ – reactions as African Union joins G20

The African Union has officially joined the Group of 20 nations (G20) as announced by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Saturday, September 9,...

AU Summit: Leaders urged to pursue fossil-free energy future for continent

As the African Union Summit 36th Ordinary Session kicks off in Ethiopia, civil society organisations (CSOs) across the continent are calling on the African...

Nigeria hosts five AU countries on genome editing to boost agriculture

Nigeria is hosting five other member states of the African Union (AU) to strategise on the use and adoption of genome editing technology in...

Nigeria’s role in biotech sustenance in Africa crucial – AU

As Africa continues to embrace emerging technologies, the African Union (AU) has identified Nigeria’s role as very crucial in the creation and sustenance of biotech as...

Coups, COVID and climate test African leaders at summit

African leaders gather at an African Union summit this weekend to try to forge a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. They...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author critiques how green capitalism, under the banner of a “just...
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Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner with relevant Turkish authorities to ensure that the endangered baby...

Management agency vows to uphold biosafety standards

Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to upholding biosafety...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author...

Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner...