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The African Climate Summit

Securing new trade and investment opportunities will lift millions out of poverty and adapt to climate change COMMENT | GITA BRIEL & DR. JODIE KEANE | As Africa embarks on its industrialisation drive, supported by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the realities of climate change are becoming more visible …

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Elected criminals

Why candidates who have previously been indicted or jailed secure government positions in democratic countries COMMENT | IAN BURUMA | While Donald Trump holds the dubious distinction of being the first former U.S. president to run for office while facing criminal charges, he is not the first political candidate in American …

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For whom the BRICS toll

Even if doesn’t sound the death knell of the current order, it highlights widely shared grievances against it COMMENT | ANA PALACIO | The just-concluded BRICS summit  bringing together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa  was touted as a pivotal event that could change the contours of …

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Britain’s turn against media freedom

It’s failed to produce an internationally coordinated and funded strategy to support public-interest media COMMENT | JAMES DEANE | In July 2019, the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, launched a global campaign for media freedom at a London conference co-organised by the Canadian government. “Today, we are joined by delegations …

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Closing the clean-tech gap

The sins of the past should not crowd out a clear-eyed climate strategy, especially in the UK and EU COMMENT | BENEDICT MACON-COONEY & TONE LANGENGEN | In the debate about how to curb global warming, climate action is often confused for climate justice. Many European countries (including the United Kingdom) …

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COMMENT: Youth in tackling climate change

Unlocking their power requires solidifying their place as key stakeholders at the upcoming Africa Climate Summit COMMENT | ELIZABETH WATHUTI | In an increasingly volatile world, the grip of extreme weather events tightens, unleashing droughts, floods, and heat waves that wreak havoc on vulnerable communities. The repercussions are dire lost livelihoods, …

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OPINION: Ministry of science under scrutiny for stifling TRIDI sericulture project’s potential

COMMENT | ROBSON AINE | In a startling revelation, the Tropical Institute for Development Innovation (TRIDI) has pointed fingers at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation for obstructing the progress of the TRIDI Sericulture project, leading to economic losses and wastage of investments. The project, aimed at revolutionizing Uganda’s silk …

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