The African Development Bank has released a series of toolkits to assist small and medium enterprises in tapping green investment opportunities contained in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The toolkits, released under the Bank’s Private Sector Investment Initiative for NDCs, were launched on the sidelines of Africa Climate Week, which took place in Libreville, Gabon, from 29 August to 2 September. The package comprises toolkits on climate risk screening and opportunity assessment tool, business carbon footprint tool, and a guidance note on mainstreaming climate and green…
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Foreign firms eye Tanzania’s Sh23 trillion Bagamoyo Port
DAR ES SALAAM— Several multinational companies have shown interest in developing and operating the proposed $10 billion (about Sh23 trillion) Bagamoyo Port.This comes just two week after Works and Transport minister Makame Mbarawa announced that the Ch…
Read MorePeople facing acute food insecurity reach 345 million worldwide: WFP
BAGHDAD: The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.Before the coronavirus crisis, 135 milli…
Read MoreOn Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria
LONDON— The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa, and Syria. People whose lives have been upended by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, drought and food shortages in East …
Read MoreFrench troops fully withdraw from Mali
PARIS— The last batch of France’s Operation Barkhane troops left Mali on Monday, marking the end of nearly a decade of bilateral military cooperation.“Today, at 13.00 (Paris time), the last military unit of the Barkhane force present on Malian territor…
Read MorePeacekeeping troop rotations resume in Mali: UN
UNITED NATIONS The rotation of peacekeeping troops in and out of Mali has resumed after a month’s suspension by the Malian government, a UN spokesman said.The rotations began Monday with a contingent from Bangladesh, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spoke…
Read MoreSecretary-General Appoints Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan United Nations Coordinator for Black Sea Grain Initiative
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative.The Initiative was launched by Ukraine, Türkiye, Russian Federation and …
Read MoreVessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal
A UN-chartered vessel should soon arrive at the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny, also known as Pivdennyi, to collect wheat that will help feed millions of hungry people in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Friday.This will be the …
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